tagged articles with: education

Making your own mind up on role of religion and belief in UK public life--

Making your own mind up on role of religion and belief in UK public life--

Gwen Griffith-Dickson - The Tablet - Church Issues el Thu, Dec 31st 2015

The Commission’s vision report: a nation with a deeply-rooted Christian history, but which has accommodated others at an ever-accelerating pace. It argues that all should be treated with equal respect and concern, knowing that their culture, religion and beliefs are embraced and valued as contributing to the nation’s common life.

Goodbye Christianity, hello multicultural wasteland...

Goodbye Christianity, hello multicultural wasteland...

Peter Hitchens -THE MAIL ON SUNDAY - Articles el Tue, Dec 15th 2015

Would you believe they want to make state schools even less Christian than they already are – accusing our many excellent Church schools of being ‘socially divisive’ and of promoting ‘segregation’ – and to revise the Coronation and services of remembrance to make them more inclusive?

Catholic schools understand that religious education is not just a subject; it is a way of being

Catholic schools understand that religious education is not just a subject; it is a way of being

Lauren Nicholson-Ward - The Tablet - Articles el Fri, Oct 9th 2015

In religious studies, students can either undertake a full course or a short course. The top results for full-course entries were slightly below the overall average, with 6 per cent achieving A or A* grades. In the short course, 8 per cent of students achieved an A or A*. To give an idea of the standard required, most examination boards require 80 per cent for an A grade and 90 per cent for an A*. The short course results in particular should be a cause for celebration.

The Revolution is Here

The Revolution is Here

Carly Andrews - Tony Eccles - Aleteia - Activities el Thu, Jul 10th 2014

Invocation: The revolution is here: The organisation’s creator and Executive director Chris Smith speaks to Aleteia about the revolutionary organisation and the secret to its success. “Ultimately what we do is we try to help young people everywhere to hear, recognise, discern and then respond to the call of Christ in their lives.

The big question that the generation raised on porn must answer

The big question that the generation raised on porn must answer

Rhiannon and Holly - New Stateman - World Issues el Sat, Feb 22nd 2014

Where is the direct connection between "gender stereotyping" and porn? As always, it’s very unclear. Iceland recently tabled its own motion to ban pornography altogether, including the proposal to make it illegal to purchase porn with Icelandic credit cards, in order to "protect children" from the "violent imagery" that has become increasingly common.

Malala meets the Queen as Prince Philip jokes education in Britain is 'to get children out of the house'

Malala meets the Queen as Prince Philip jokes education in Britain is 'to get children out of the house'

The Independent - Activities el Tue, Oct 22nd 2013

The Queen described the campaigning work of Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai, who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban, as “wonderful” when the pair met at Buckingham Palace. Malala, 16, was shot in the head in Pakistan last October after campaigning for the right of girls to go to school without fear, in a part of the country where Islamic fundamentalists were trying to impose a strict form of Sharia.

The values of Catholic education

The values of Catholic education

Thnking Faith - Nicholas King SJ - Church Issues el Wed, Oct 9th 2013

The task of Catholic educators today ... is to offer to learners the possibility of an encounter with Jesus Christ.’ At the beginning of a new academic year, Nicholas King SJ suggests how Catholic teachers can and do respond to the challenges that are contained in this task. How can educators create a space in which today’s young people can find the Jesus they are longing to meet?

Ofsted: Christianity sidelined in poor quality RE lessons

Ofsted: Christianity sidelined in poor quality RE lessons

Graeme Paton - The Telegraph - Church Issues el Sun, Oct 6th 2013

In a damning report, the education watchdog warned that teaching about Britain’s principal religion was “one of the weakest aspects” of RE lessons in English state schools. Ofsted found that overall standards of RE were poor in six-in-10 primary schools and just over half of secondaries.The subject was a “very low priority” in many schools, inspectors warned.