THE public face of the country's top lobbying group for charities has been criticised for launching an outspoken attack against faith schools. John Downie, a director of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), said one of the "key causes" of sectarianism was the existence of denominational education.
A multi million pound schools complex opens in Glasgow this month. Housing a Catholic primary, non-denominational primary, a special needs school and nursery. STEWART PATERSON reports on the project which has managed to avoid the religious controversy which has blighted similar shared campus proposals A NEW chapter in education is about to begin after the doors closed on two Glasgow primary schools yesterday.
John Downie believes "getting rid of faith Schools" would help to eradicate sectarianism (Catholic church fury as charity boss blames faith schools for sectarianism, News, February 5). This supposes that non-denominational schools are just that. They are not. Religious observance is a requirement of the Scottish education system and people reporting to be Christian make up an estimated 65% of the population, although weekly attendance at religious services suggests this is a vast over-estimation. Logically, therefore, religious observance in non-denominational schools should be a healthy mixture of visits to both Catholic and Protestant churches, the occasional mosque, synagogue and so on. It could be explained to children that religion and morality are not synonymous, allowing them to ...
Plans to allow same-sex marriages will undermine teaching in Catholic schools, church representatives have warned. The Catholic Education Commission believes Scottish Government proposals will make it impossible for teachers in denominational schools to teach according to church doctrines.
A MULTI-denominational education body is to run two secondary schools for the first time. The Educate Together facilitiess will be located in Blanchardstown, Dublin and Drogheda, Co Louth.
Plans to allow same-sex marriages will undermine teaching in Catholic schools, church representatives have warned. The Catholic Education Commission believes Scottish Government proposals will make it impossible for teachers in denominational schools to teach according to church doctrines.
Penelope Restorick, who lives in Peasedown St John with her husband Steve and their four daughters, who are aged 11, six and four year old twins, is opposed to any funding changes. She told councillors: "As a family living in Peasedown St John, our catchment senior school would be Writhlington, a journey by coach provided by B&NES free of charge. However, we decided it would be more beneficial, both spiritually and educationally, if our eldest daughter attended St Gregory's. Therefore the transport subsidy she received is called "denominational". "Had we decided Writhlington was not the right school based on education, teaching ability or school speciality and instead chose to send her to Norton Hill, she would have received a subsidy called Farepay, a subsidy at exactly the same value ...
Ian Thomson illustrates very well how far we have come in Scotland in addressing sectarianism, but in doing so expresses the view that "complete integration of our schools can only remain a remote possibility" (Letters, June 28). That integration occurred through the 1918 Education Act when Catholic schools were integrated into the state system. Denominational schools today are under the same local authority control as non-denominational schools. They follow the same syllabus and their teachers are appointed by the same departments of education.
SCHOOL catchment areas in Llanelli have been revised, following increasing demand for Welsh-medium and denominational education, and changes in the population of certain areas. A report, which was approved by the executive board on Monday, showed that, at the moment, only 46 per cent of primary pupils were attending their local catchment school. As a result, the catchment areas have now been revised, and new maps have been agreed at all the schools involved.
ONLY a quarter of parents with dependent children would send them to a Church-run primary school, a poll has found. Around 27% of parents would choose a primary school owned and managed by the Church, while the rest would opt for a Vocational Education Committee school, multi-denominational or State-run.
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