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  • 9 Oct 2009
    Faith school refurbishment costs passed on to taxpayer

    Taxpayers in Britain are picking up costs for the refurbishment of faith schools that should be met by religious groups, according to a report in the TES. Campaigners cite this as another example of unfairness.

  • 9 Jul 2009
    Reporting fairly on faith schools reform

    The simplistic mentality that presumes you can only be ‘for’ or ‘against’ things in their undifferentiated totality makes developing a rather more credible reform agenda on faith schools a tough proposition – but all the more necessary.

  • 19 Jun 2009
    Proper faith schools discussion needed
  • 10 Jun 2009
    Blair project on education about beliefs raises big questions, says Accord

    Inclusive schools coalition Accord has welcomed the launch of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation's new education project, but questioned whether schools that discriminate in their admissions can ever live up to its principles.

  • 8 Jun 2009
    New poll shows public want inclusive schooling not religious segregation

    A new poll has found that 57% of the public think that "state funded schools that select students by their religion undermine community cohesion", and large majorities want top see a change of policy on admissions, employment and discrimination

  • 2 Jun 2009
    Multi-faith call to end religious discrimination in schooling

    Members of a range of religious traditions - Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, Hindu and Muslim - have issued a joint public call to end religion-based discrimination on admissions and employment in Britain's schools.

  • 2 Jun 2009
    Religious call to halt faith school discrimination

    A letter from members of nine religious traditions calling for an end to religious discrimination in schools has been published in the Times. The plea coincides with the first day of the Equality Bill’s committee stage.

  • 15 May 2009
    On not being idiotic about church schools

    Dismissing those who want to reform faith schools as 'useful idiots' for a 'secularist conspiracy' misrepresents the facts, feeds absolutism and undermines sensible debate, say Simon Barrow & Jonathan Bartley. It also shows how weak the anti-reform case really is.

  • 14 May 2009
    Christian values in schooling means ending discrimination

    The Church of England has at last set out what is means by a "Christian ethos" in schooling, says Jonathan Bartley. Its espoused values are very positive. So now is the time to end discrimination in schools run by the church but funded by the general taxpayer.

  • 8 May 2009
    Church of England's values raise questions about its schooling policies

    The Church of England is planning rapid expansion of publicly-funded schools in its control, but it faces a challenge from parents, teachers, unions, academics, clergy and many others who want to end discrimination in admissions and employment.