Rogue Faith Schools Spread 'non-British' Values - Ofsted

[naomi24]

//An increasing number of conservative faith schools are deliberately flouting British values and seek to isolate young people from the mainstream, Ofsted warned today in a damning report.
“Within state education there are schools spreading beliefs that are widely shared within the community that the school serves but that clash with British values or equalities law.”//

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/education/rogue-faith-schools-spread-nonbritish-values-says-ofsted-a3718546.html

We hear this time and time again but nothing is done and the problem is growing. Time for the authorities to abandon tolerance?

[naomi24]

Jackdaw, some are.

[Kromovaracun]

Faith schools have for decades been allowed to get away with all kinds of horrendous offences because (even if they are subsidised) they are cheaper to run than state schools, and the government can't be bothered to pick up the slack. It's a disgrace - all of them should be closed.

Particularly vile was this recent example of an Islamic faith school which refused to provide toilet paper or hand-washing facilities to students for "cultural reasons"

http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/pupils-avoid-going-school-loos-874393

[emmie]

i would see all faith schools close, that won't happen but its time something was done about these rogue schools..

[atalanta]

One major step which the government must take, as soon as possible, is to give local councils the responsibility for identifying children who do not go to mainstream schools. Did you know that nobody is obliged to know which children are being "home schooled" or how many of them there are, or what their education consists of ? Boys can be taught nothing but religion, girls can be taught nothing but "looking-after-granny", if that's what the parents want. High time this throw-back to the time of private tutors and governesses was abandoned, since the present system means that many thousands of children are not being prepared for modern life and cannot earn their living, and may not even be able to speak English. fluently

[anotheoldgit]

Gromit

It is all dependant on what is being indoctrinated Gromit, Peace and Goodwill to all men or hatred of Western society along with terrorism.

[anotheoldgit]

I don't know if any of those ABers who are slagging off 'Faith Schools' have ever been in one, and I am talking about what was once called 'Church Schools'.
There seemed to be no trouble about these schools until the introduction into this country of Islamic Schools, which it seems is a completely different institution.

Many, many years ago my school life began in a Church of England School, we were taught traditional subjects just the same as any other state school, the only difference being instead of morning attendance, of hymns and prayers taking place in the school hall, as most other none church schools did, we were marched to our nearest church and they were carried out there.
Once back in school religion wasn't mentioned again until the 'Religious Education' lesson (the same in all schools at that time)

Incidentally in all English schools at that time, the Church of England faith was prominent and all other faiths stood out during the morning assembly.

[emmie]

i went to a Church of England school, not through choice as my first choice wasn't possible. It taught me to be sceptical about religion and thereafter i became an atheist.

[youngmafbog]

The simple answer to the religious problem is to remove it totally from schools. There should be no religious schools of any denomination be they State, Free, Private or Public.

Of course that does not address the underlying problem of the right-on minority who have levered themselves into positions where they can inflict their doctrine on us. Equally as bad as Religious indoctrination IMHO.

[fender62]

we all know nothing will be done, whole generations will be taught
that british values are worthless, and the only relevant teaching is within the koran, http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/19703

[anotheoldgit]

Would all the atheists wish to see all mention of our state religion removed from all State ceremonies, and Weddings etc, and the destruction of all our Country, Town and City Churches, ancient Cathedrals and Abbeys?

[Kromovaracun]

I would prefer it if we didn't have a state religion AOG. But it's too late to remove it now, and if we did the subsequent moaning and whinging from Christians would simply not be worth the trouble.

No, religious buildings should not be destroyed, they are part of our cultural history. That's weird, I don't know why you think anyone would want that.

[emmie]

many churches struggle to get a congregation, i would like to see some become meeting places for the lonely, the single mums who don;t get out much, and any service it can be used for. not just for religious reasons.

[Kromovaracun]

Even if they were entirely empty, the country's churches would be worth keeping. For centuries, religious art was the only permissible form of art - and between them they hold years of creativity and skill (just as the King James translation of the bible does).

[ToraToraTora]

AOG: "Would all the atheists wish to see all mention of our state religion removed from all State ceremonies, and Weddings etc, and the destruction of all our Country, Town and City Churches, ancient Cathedrals and Abbeys" - no I only seek an end to force feeding our children mumbo jumbo.

[mikey4444]

AOG....(13:37)....no, course nobody wants the destruction of all our Country, Town and City Churches, ancient Cathedrals and Abbeys?

What a daft thing to say !

[hereIam]

Just ban islamic faith schools, they should never have been allowed anyway !!