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20 Mar 2010

C of E seeks to evade accreditation requirement for academy schools

The Church of England Board of Education is resisting plans to ensure that all sponsors of new schools are accredited for their ability to maintain educational standards.
26 Feb 2010

Time to get real on diversity

In his recent blog on Guardian CIF, Jonathan Chaplain made a very important observation, that workable, mutually respectful compromises need to emerge out of the fog that surrounded the last minute opt-out that Ed Balls inserted into the Children’s Schools and Families Bill, concerning sex education.
26 Feb 2010

Accord award will highlight good community schooling in action

The winner of a new award encouraging good community schooling will be announced on Monday. Created by the Accord Coalition, it is rewarding schools that are "inclusive, tolerant and transparent".
6 Feb 2010

Call for Tories to follow Cameron lead on sex and relationships education

Inclusive schools campaigners want the official Conservative position on sex and relationships education in the Children, Schools and Families Bill to adopt the stance taken by David Cameron.
3 Feb 2010

The need for inclusive education
3 Feb 2010

Hindu education group concerned over new academy school

A leading Hindu organisation is among the inclusive education campaigners to express concern about the precedent set for more religiously selective schooling by the Krishna-Avanti Primary School in Edgware.
26 Jan 2010

Public bodies seek an end to religious discrimination against teachers

The Accord Coalition for inclusive schooling has been joined by several major organisations in expressing grave concerns over the extent to which taxpayer-funded faith schools can currently discriminate against teaching staff.
11 Jan 2010

Muslim group joins coalition to reform faith schools

British Muslims for Secular Democracy has announced that it is joining the Accord Coalition, which brings together religious and non-religious groups to promote community schooling and reform the way faith schools currently operate.
11 Jan 2010

Equality Bill exemption concerns to be debated in parliament

The House of Lords this month debates the Equality Bill, starting today (11 January 2010). The Accord Coalition has highlighted "very serious concerns" about the exemptions the Bill contains for faith schools.
11 Jan 2010

Briefing on equality and employment in faith schools

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