Tag: Faith schools
about 2 years ago
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Teachers to go on strike at Catholic state school where gay author was banned

Ninety per cent of National Education Union members at John Fisher School voted for strike action on a 76 per cent tu...

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about 2 years ago
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Catholic Church 'acted unlawfully' in trying to impose executive team on John Fisher School

Southwark Archdiocese was forced to drop plans to install an “interim executive board” at John Fisher School after be...

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about 2 years ago
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Ofsted carry out snap inspection at Catholic school after gay author visit cancelled

Ofsted are carrying out an inspection at John Fisher School on Wednesday 16 March, with pupils and parents asked for ...

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about 2 years ago
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MP of school which banned LGBTQ+ author 'horrified' & asks if leaders would bar him as gay man

Elliot Colburn, the MP for Carshalton and Wallington, told i the decision by Southwark Archdiocese could be damaging ...

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about 2 years ago
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Government probing whether Catholic diocese broke equality duties by cancelling gay author

National groups representing secondary headteachers and school governors have condemned the decision by Southwark Arc...

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about 2 years ago
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Archbishop of Southwark backed decision to cancel visit by gay author to Catholic state school

A letter leaked to i shows the diocese 'dictated' a statement to the headteacher, which he was supposed to use to can...

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about 2 years ago
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Catholic state school in turmoil after diocese overrules head to cancel visit by gay author

The decision by the Archdiocese of Southwark to cancel a talk by author Simon James Green, a leading writer of LGBTQ+...

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over 2 years ago
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Government doesn't know how many state faith schools select children on the basis of religion

The National Secular Society said the Department for Education's refusal to record the information meant that "transp...

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over 2 years ago
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Three in 10 families have little choice but a faith school, study finds

In some local authorities, including Westminster, Wigan, Dorset and Rutland, more than 60 per cent of all schools are...

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about 3 years ago
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Violent and 'sexualised' Bible cartoon used in school RE lessons pulled after parent complaints

The animated video – a modern reworking of the parable of the Good Samaritan – depicts a strip club and shows a young...

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about 3 years ago
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Illegal religious schools are exploiting legal 'loopholes' to teach classes during lockdown

Humanists UK said unregistered Charedi Jewish schools were exploiting legal loopholes to teach packed classes during ...

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over 3 years ago
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Catholic school sex education resource says men are 'initiators' and women are 'receivers'

A Catholic relationship and sex education programme being used in UK schools says that contraception is “wrong” and s...

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over 3 years ago
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Jewish private school hit by Government action for teaching creationism in science

A letter sent by education minister Baroness Berridge – seen by i – confirms Bnois Jerusalem Girls School has been se...

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