The Chadwick report – C of E church school expansion; Archbishop’s retirement – Church Times report, Gay criticism of Archbishop
Church of England reaffirms its commitment to education
BBC News – By Katherine Sellgren BBC News education reporter The Church of England has said it expects to create 200 more schools over the next five years, as it set out its vision for its role in education. In a new report, the Church says its schools must …
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17458376
Church of England aims for 200 new Anglican schools over five years
The Guardian – The Church’s review also warns that ministers are sidelining religious education from the curriculum. The subject faces “multiple challenges” and the government has “no will” to address them, it argues. The English Baccalaureate, introduced in school …
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/mar/23/church-200-new-anglican-schools?newsfeed=true
Government warned over future of RE
The Press Association – The Government has came under fire from the Church of England, which warned that school reforms are sidelining religious education. The subject is facing “multiple challenges” but the Government has “no will” to address them, the Anglican Church argued …
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5i5iosveg-l4vFW7bq5hVO0CQ8_RQ?docId=N0043161332422563780A
Church of England proposes large-scale expansion of its influence in education – National Secular Society
‘Church Schools of the Future’, a 39-page report compiled by Dr Priscilla Chadwick for the Church of England, says that it intends to expand the number of Church schools and intensify the religious input into lessons. The Chadwick report calls for a …
http://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2012/03/church-of-england-proposes-large-scale-expansion-of-its-influence-in-education
Chadwick review backs concordat on C of E schools
Church Times – by Margaret Holness Education Correspondent – The Church of England is seeking a new concordat with the Government, which would restate the historic church-state partnership in school provision, and confirm the Church’s wider position in the education …
http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/content.asp?id=126069
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Archbishop resigns after ten years of ‘crisis management’
Church Times – “I am abidingly grateful to all those friends and colleagues who have so generously supported Jane and myself in these years, and all the many diverse parishes and communities in the Church of England and the wider Anglican Communion that have brought …
http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/content.asp?id=126047
Gay humanists: ‘no regrets’ at departure of Dr Rowan Williams
DigitalJournal.com – One of the UK’s most senior gay humanist campaigners has countered the messages of regret voiced in response to the news of that Archbishop Dr Rowan Williams is to stand down from Church of England post. George Broadhead, a veteran gay-rights …
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/321623