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Schoolchildren in Florida have been given a colouring book which shows off the beliefs and values of devil worship. The Satanic Children’s Big Book of Activities shows children how to draw an inverted pentagram round an image of Satan. The book was produced after Florida’s conservative Christian school board allowed Bibles to be handed out in schools but banned atheist books. Local anti-religion groups then produced the satanic book of activities – which the religious school board is now obliged to hand out.
Education	Bible Society - 23rd January 2014



Parents of pupils at Durham Free School have expressed their outrage after the school was told to close after inspectors called it an educational failure and said some children displayed ‘discriminatory views’ toward people of other faiths. The response came after pupils at the Christian school were asked a series of questions regarding homosexuality and Islam.
Education	Bible Society - 23rd January 2014



The Principal of Grindon Hall Christian School, in Sunderland, has complained that 10-year-old children were asked by Ofsted inspectors about lesbian sex and transsexuality to test whether it was complying with new requirements to promote ‘British values’. Inspectors also asked children as young as six about their knowledge of Hindu festivals and the Jewish Torah as part of a special inspection in the wake of the Trojan Horse scandal.
Education	Bible Society - 16th January 2015



The Department for Education (DfE) has accepted some key arguments from The Christian Institute in its guidance documents relating to controversial regulations for schools. The new guidance, issued to every school in England, includes important safeguards regarding the Government’s definition of ‘British values’.
Education	The Christian Institute - 12th December 2014



The Catholic Education Service has revealed that 31 per cent of pupils in Catholic secondary schools are from ethnic minority backgrounds, against 25 per cent nationally. The census comes just a week before the Catholic Church launches Bible Sunday to help people engage more deeply with the words of Scripture.
Education	Bible Society - 5th December 2014



Sir John Cass’s Foundation and Red Coat Church of England School in Tower Hamlets, failed to protect children from Islamic extremism, according to Ofsted inspectors. They allege that the inner-city Church of England school, which is in a heavily Muslim area, neglected to monitor the activities of an Islamic society set up by sixth formers.
Education	Bible Society - 21st November 2014



One in four British teachers say more Bible and other sacred texts in the curriculum would improve community cohesion, rising to one in three teachers for primary schools. The findings, which are part of a nationwide YouGov study for Bible Society, come as the government consults on new criteria for the teaching of religious studies in schools and as Bible Society held a debate on the role of sacred texts in school at Parliament which was chaired by Fiona Bruce MP.
Education	Bible Society - 21st November 2014



The website Netmums has found that parents are unhappy that the traditional story of the nativity is only being shown in a third of schools and has, instead, been replaced by ‘Winter Celebrations’ or an ‘End of Year Concert’. Two thirds (65 per cent) of parents whose school doesn’t hold a traditional nativity would like it to. A further 13 per cent planned to teach their child the Christmas story at home.
Education	Bible Society - 5th December 2014



Christian groups at California State University have been stripped of recognition because they refused to sign a policy which would require them to open their membership and leadership to all students, including non-Christians.
Education	Christian Institute - 31st October 2014



The Liberal Democrats are calling for children as young as seven to receive compulsory sex and relationships education in state schools across England. Under the proposals, which will appear in the Liberal Democrat General Election Manifesto, all schools would be required to offer sex education to pupils in Key Stage 2 - including children aged seven to 11.
Education	Christian Concern - 29th August 2014



Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has suggested closer scrutiny of schools may be needed as he confirmed the watchdog had visited other towns and cities in the wake of the alleged ‘Trojan horse’ takeover plot in Birmingham. The watchdog has visited schools in areas including Bradford and Luton due to concerns about how they are being run. Last month Ofsted issued a damning verdict on the running of schools in Birmingham. Five schools in the city were placed in special measures after a series of inspections in the wake of the ‘Trojan horse’ allegations.
Education	The Sentinel, July 10, 2014



An opinion poll commissioned by The Observer has shown that in the aftermath of a plot by Islamists to impose sharia law in State schools in Birmingham, more than a third of all UK adults say faith schools should not be funded by taxpayers' money. The survey found that: • 23% of UK adults think faith schools should be banned completely • 35% say faith schools should not be funded by the State • 56% think that State-funded faith schools should stick to the national curriculum with only 11% saying that faith schools should have some discretion outside of core subjects • 55% agree that some predominantly Muslim schools are fostering extremist views among pupils and 74% say there is a serious risk of some schools encouraging pupils to adopt extremist views • 33% say that the Home Office and the police should be mainly responsible for tacking extremism in schools, narrowly ahead of the 31% who say it should be teachers and governors
Education	Christian Concern - 20th June 2014



Two professors sacked by an evangelical college in the United States, Bryan College, Dayton, Tennessee, for refusing to sign its statement of faith, are suing the college. Professor Stephen Barnett and Professor Steve DeGeorge refused to agree to Bryan College’s revised statement of faith, after the college authorities added a clause that stated that Adam and Eve were historical individuals created by God and not by means of evolution. More than 20 other lecturers at the college have backed the pair, but the trustees said they had every right to change the statement of faith to assert a literal understanding of Genesis.
Education	Church Times, 30 May 2014



The head of UCAS has said that university is often ‘wasted’ on school leavers because they take the wrong degree. Mary Curnock Cook, chief executive of UCAS, said that many teenagers, in particular those from middle-class backgrounds, ‘sleepwalk’ into university without giving it proper thought. Mrs Curnock Cook went on to say that more people should consider deferring their degree until their 20s and 30s in order to make the right decision.
Education	Premier Youthwork, July 2014



The best teachers do more than just convey information; they whet the appetite for learning, they develop the student’s capacity to understand, analyse, explore and discover other information. The well-taught student is not limited to the information their teacher has imparted to them. Good education is not really a curriculum matter but a teaching skill that relies heavily on the relationship the teacher can develop with the student. Usually the teachers we remember and love the most did more than impart information to us. They were the ones who opened the world to us, taking us to places and ideas, understanding and critical thinking that we did not know even existed prior to them taking an interest in us.
Education	The Briefing, March April 2014

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