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  • 9 Feb 2012
    Positive church schools debate comes to C of E Synod

    "A historic event" was how one priest described the first 'Religion & Education' Accord Coalition fringe meeting at the Church of England General Synod.

  • 1 Dec 2011
    School wars of religion: RE in Free Schools

    A good RE syllabus would allow young people to explore, without either naivety or unwarranted suspicion, how the world might look from different perspectives and to learn to think critically and with minds open to the possibilities as well as to the limitations and dangers of different political and cultural norms, says Alison Jasper. But how far the kind of organisations sponsoring the government's Free Schools is another question, she acknowledges.

  • 14 Jul 2011
    RE should be a 'nationally determined' subject, says Accord

    The Accord Coalition says Religious Education should be a nationally determined school subject offering a wide perspective on beliefs and values.

  • 5 May 2011
    A mistake to exclude RE from exams

    Ekklesia believes that Beliefs and Values Education (what is currently called RE) should be part of the National Curriculum in schools - and in line with that, an element in the English Baccalaureate.

  • 21 Apr 2011
    RE and the English baccalaureate
  • 18 Mar 2011
    Secular power in Swedish schools

    Sweden, by some standards one of the world’s most secular countries, has passed a new education law stipulating that public schools must teach their subjects in a “non-confessional” and “objective” manner. Joseph Ballan explores the complex boundaries and definitions of secularity and religiosity in the public arena.

  • 13 Mar 2011
    Cameron, 'multiculturalism' and education about religions and beliefs

    We need to search beyond politicians’ construction of multiculturalism, says Professor Robert Jackson. Research shows a much more complex picture of the ‘multicultural’ nature of society and of cultural relations, with constantly changing, complex and heterogeneous cultural groupings, exhibiting much diversity and some tension over issues such as identity. Religion, and our understanding of it, remains vital to all of this, not least within our schools. So where is it in PM David Cameron's vision and policy?

  • 12 Mar 2011
    On not getting the 'religious' point

    Sensible discussion about the role of different beliefs in the public square is frequently skewed by the reluctance or inability of the more ideologically-driven participants to listen properly to what is actually being said.

  • 9 Mar 2011
    Education about beliefs ‘vital’ for a plural society

    A senior educationist has said that good quality teaching about the religions and beliefs is vital for the development of shared understandings and positive citizenship practices in a plural society.

  • 8 Mar 2011
    PM needs to pay attention to religious diversity, says educationalist

    A leading educationalist says PM David Cameron needs to recognise the importance of religion and belief education in building a truly multicultural society.