by Sean Reilly | Mar 28, 2008
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. The NUT says that existing faith schools can thereby be stripped...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 18, 2008
An inquiry has been ordered following claims that faith schools have been breaking laws aimed at making admissions fairer. Schools Adjudicator Philip Hunter has been given until July to probe the way all schools and academies decide which pupils to take. He has been...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 12, 2008
Faith schools appear to be routinely breaking the law over admissions, a Government survey has found. Ed Balls, schools secretary, announced yesterday that his Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) had randomly picked three authorities – Barnet,...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 4, 2008
A potentially landmark faith schools court case for alleged racial discrimination is now underway, involving the JFS (formally the Jewish Free School). It is being brought by parents whose child was denied a place at the school. The admissions criteria used by the...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 16, 2007
The Government’s chief minister for standards in schools, Lord Adonis, is expected to emphasise the government’s continuing commitment to faith schools at a conference today. He will address head teachers and governors of Church of England schools in Harrogate. Andrew...
