Campaigners have warned the Government’s free school programme could add to religious and racial segregation in the region’s cities after plans to create Muslim, Sikh, and Jewish schools, and a failed bid by a Christian group to teach creationism to pupils were put forward.
Concerns have also been raised that another planned free school in Yorkshire is part of an education movement which is based on “pseudoscience” teachings ”“ a claim strongly rejected by those involved.
The Yorkshire Post can reveal that there have been at least eight faith groups or religious private schools in the region interested in joining the free school movement since the flagship policy was launched by Education Secretary Michael Gove.
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(Yorkshire Post) Fears over faith split fuelled by free school proposals
Campaigners have warned the Government’s free school programme could add to religious and racial segregation in the region’s cities after plans to create Muslim, Sikh, and Jewish schools, and a failed bid by a Christian group to teach creationism to pupils were put forward.
Concerns have also been raised that another planned free school in Yorkshire is part of an education movement which is based on “pseudoscience” teachings ”“ a claim strongly rejected by those involved.
The Yorkshire Post can reveal that there have been at least eight faith groups or religious private schools in the region interested in joining the free school movement since the flagship policy was launched by Education Secretary Michael Gove.
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