Curtain Falls On School Nativities Fear of Offending Other Faiths Leaves Just One in Five Primaries Planning a Traditional Play This Year
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SHEPHERDS DRESSED in old sheets, Christmas carols and the competition to see who will play Mary and Joseph... nativity plays have been a feature of British primary-school life for generations.
But a survey has revealed that headteachers are watering down or ditching the centuries-old Christmas story in favour of secular tales to avoid upsetting pupils of other faiths.See the full content of this document
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Curtain Falls On School Nativities Fear of Offending Other Faiths Leaves Just One in Five Primaries Planning a Traditional Play This Year
Only one in five schools are planning to perform a traditional nativity play this year. They are now outnumbered by schools that say they will be either putting on a non-religious play, s...
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