Faith schools 'strong on community cohesion'
The following article doesn't surprise me, but it's good to hear it reported by the BBC, although they couldn't resist getting someone in to poo-poo the report's findings and denominational schools in general! (the Rabbi from the Accord Coalition). ****************** By Angela Harrison BBC News education reporter Ofsted also checks on how far schools tackle discrimination Secondary schools run by faith groups are better than non-religious schools at building community relations, research in England suggests. A study funded by the Church of England found faith schools were rated higher than others by Ofsted inspectors on what is called "community cohesion". The church says its schools take all faiths seriously and look for common ground while respecting difference. Campaigners against faith schools say the Ofsted checks do not go far enough. The research, carried out by Professor David Jesson of York University, involved the analysis of ...