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Education is being perverted into a vehicle for the new barbarism
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (462+ words) MY subject is tragedy, contemporary tragedy. Our editor pointed out in her last Sunday's review that our most valuable, historic and formerly cherished institutions are being destroyed " sometimes by ... by Peter Mullen, TCW MY subject is tragedy, contemporary tragedy. Our…...
NHS staff are told they can use ‘Xey/Xem’ pronouns at work in new guidance – and colleagues who get them wrong have to say sorry
3+ week, 6+ day ago (193+ words) by Katherine Lawton, Daily Mail NHS staff have been told they can use the'pronouns "Xey/Xem" at work as part of a plan to boost "inclusion in the workplace".' The gender-neutral pronouns " often used within nonbinary and trans communities " can…...
Qatar’s School Textbooks Promote Antisemitism and Hatred of Non-Muslims
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (182+ words) by Jules Gomes, Middle East Forum Eighth-Graders Are Told That Moses and Jesus Are "Islamic Prophets" and That Christians Will Be Punished for Believing in the Trinity An investigation has uncovered Qatari textbooks for the 2025-2026 school year that demonize Jews,…...
Call for bursaries and subject knowledge courses for RE teachers
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (151+ words) from Religion Media Centre Religious Education specialists have written an open letter to the Secretary of State for Education, calling for the immediate introduction of bursaries for RE trainees, bringing the subject into line with other subject priority areas. They…...
Number of schools marking Holocaust has halved since Oct 7
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (196+ words) by Dominic Hauschild and Louise Eccles, The Times Hundreds have stopped hosting events " charities say some fear backlash from parents More than 2,000 secondary schools around the UK had signed up to events commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day in 2023, which takes place…...
Religious Education and LGBT lessons: Why the Supreme Court is falling for a dangerous double standard
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (235+ words) by Roger Kiska, Premier Christianity Northern Ireland's Christian-based curriculum breaches human rights law, according to a new Supreme Court ruling. And yet similar challenges to LGBT teaching have repeatedly failed, notes Christian Concern lawyer Roger Kiska " an inconsistency he says…...
‘Nativity plays can continue’: NI minister defiant after court rejects Christian-based RE
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (185+ words) by Nayana Mena, Premier Northern Ireland's education minister, Paul Givan, said he would ensure the "Christian ethos in our schools is maintained" after the UK Supreme Court ruled that Christian-based religious education taught in Northern Ireland was unlawful. Speaking in…...
Christian focused Religious Education in Northern Ireland judged unlawful
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (110+ words) from Religion Media Centre The UK Supreme Court has ruled that Northern Ireland's Christian-focused religious education is unlawful, saying it is not taught in an "objective, critical and pluralistic manner" and therefore amounts to indoctrination. The case was brought by…...
Freedom of religion and belief school resources
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (200+ words) The resources were developed by teachers working with Professor James Holt of the University of Chester, who says the research shows examples of persecution and harassment in this country. The launch ... from Religion Media Centre Resources to help secondary school…...
The Price of Truth: How a British University Folded Under Beijing’s Glare
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (227+ words) (Editor's note: A new and disturbing assault on freedom of speech and academic freedom) By now, we have grown accustomed to the idea that speaking truth to power comes with consequences. But when a British university quietly shelves'human rights'research because…...