British Teachers Oppose Expansion Of Faith Schools

In Britain, NASUWT, the largest union representing teachers and head teachers in the UK, adopted a resolution at its recent convention opposing government plans to create a new generation of faith schools funded by the government. The resolution warns of "social fragmentation" that might result from more faith schools. One delegate, Brian Williams from Cardiff, said that parents often pretend to be religious merely to get their children into good Church of England or Roman Catholic schools. This Is London, reporting on NASUWT's annual conference, says that delegates stopped short of calling for the closing of existing faith schools.