Religion news 26 January
Church leaders join growing clamour for schools to re-open for all children as soon as possible In her last speech […]
Schools
Conservative pressure group behind failed ‘religious discrimination’ case
A school pastoral assistant, dismissed for Facebook posts about the teaching of relationships, has lost her claim for unfair dismissal. She was defended by the conservative Christian Legal Centre.
Teaching religion: what makes people tick?
70% of young people aged 15-24 identify as having no religion. But the study of “religion and worldviews” helps students understand the complexity of ideas they encounter in daily life, leading to tolerance and respect.
Religion news 14 August
A-level results process means exceptional youngsters are “treated as an aberration”; “The Tablet” is 180 years old; and the UK’s first female Muslim football referee.
Religious Education Law being flouted in UK
Almost half of all schools in England are not providing Religious Education to all pupils, as required by law, while […]
Islam and LGBT
Comment and context on Muslim parents’ protests at LGBT+ teaching in schools Dr Abdul-Rahman Mustafa, the Christian-Muslim Studies Network’s first postdoctoral […]
Religion in Education 2018 Report
News comment on the Commission on Religious Education report, proposing that non-religious worldviews as well as major faiths should be […]
Response from Faith schools on government cap
Response to faith schools decision The government has announced that it will not lift the cap on faith based free […]