Category - Education

Learning the many faces of humanism

Mark Vernon — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:48:58 +0100

Humanism is a philosophy and approach to life that has Christian, atheist, deist and theist roots, says Mark Vernon. So when it is taught in schools, what kind of approach will be adopted?

More thought needed on religion and schools

Press Office — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:27:44 +0000

Ekklesia has welcomed debate on how publicly funded schools should be open to pupils of all faiths and none, but has questioned the National Union of Teachers (NUT) annual report's idea of requirin

Teacher's proposals on religion in schools provoke big debate

staff writers — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:28:14 +0000

The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has caused a heated debate with a proposal that instead of single-faith schools funded by the public, all schools should become practising multi-faith institutions.

Government to back hands-on Holocaust education among young

staff writers — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:10:00 +0000

The UK government will sponsor student trips to Auschwitz concentration camp in an effort to keep the message of the Nazi Holocaust alive and relevant to younger generations, say reports in Deutsche Welle, The Times and the BBC.

Jewish and Muslim schools seek to build bridges

Ecumenical News International — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:04:31 +0000

The Board of Deputies of British Jews has advertised for a Muslim schools adviser to develop links between Jewish, Muslim and other minority faith schools, amid concerns about social cohesion among children educated separately.

Appeal launched for forward-looking Scottish Churches House

staff writers — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:16:19 +0000

The Scottish denominations are launching a £500,000 appeal to transform Scottish Churches House into a modern conference and hospitality centre which will carry forward a long tradition of radical thinking and outward social engagement.

Muslims and Catholics cooperate on civic education of French imams

staff writers — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:11:37 +0100

The Great Mosque in Paris and the French capital city’s Catholic university are getting together to offer non-religious university education for home-grown imams, so as to help integrate foreign-born Muslim leaders in France.

Religion should not become a barrier in education

Press Office — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:14:55 +0100

Responding to the government's announcement that it intends to pave the way for the expansion of faith-based schools in the state sector, the Christian think tank Ekklesia has said that equal acces

Church school challenged on fair access for kids with disabilities

staff writers — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:09:52 +0100

A church school’s refusal to admit a wheelchair-bound child highlights important questions of access, inclusion and the duties of both voluntary-aided schools and the whole education sector, says the parent involved.

Fairness, Faith and Schools

Simon Barrow — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:33:17 +0100

Start: 03/04/2007 - 14:00

End: 03/04/2007 - 15:00

A workshop on faith schools, based on the Association of Teachers and Lecturers’ recent policy work. This is for members who wish to learn more about ATL’s position and some of the key issues.