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One year after the government consultation on out-of-school educational settings – which would include Sunday schools and other church activities – the government have confirmed it remains their plan to introduce a system of regulation. The government plans would require registration with the threat of inspection looming for any setting where children attend teaching or training for more than six hours in a week, even if that only occurs once a year.
Education	Evangelical Alliance - 12th January 2016



The number of pupils studying GCSE Religious Education in Education and Wales is at its highest level since 2002. There were 284,057 entries on the full course this year, up 0.1 percent on 2015. The rise comes as the overall number of GCSE entries across all subjects is down by 0.5 percent.
Education	Youthwork - October 2016



A guidebook advising against using the terms 'boys' and 'girls' in case of offending 'transgender' pupils will be distributed to schools around Britain. 'Can I Tell You About Gender Diversity?' has been published by LGBT pressure group Educate and Celebrate, which is being funded by the government.
Education	Christian Concern - 16th December 2016



The number of medical school places will increase by 25 per cent from 2018 under plans to make England ‘self-sufficient’ in training doctors. The Government's plan will see an expansion in training places from 6000 to 7500 a year.
Education	The Sentinel - 5th October 2016



Asking children to attend Christian assemblies undermines their human rights, according to a United Nations committee. A new report by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child expresses ‘concern’ that pupils in the UK are legally required to take part in a daily act of collective worship, which is ‘wholly or mainly of a broadly Christian character’. David Burrowes MP described the criticism as ‘ludicrous’ and said the Government can ‘respectfully put those kind of reports in the bin.’
Education	Evangelicals Now – July 2016



Around 40 primary schools in England have introduced ‘gender neutral’ uniform policies that support boys wearing skirts.
Education	The Christian Institute - 17th June 2016



The UK has been undermining the human rights of children by making them attend school assemblies, with collective acts of worship, according to a United Nations Committee report.
Education	Christian Concern - 10th June 2016



The guarantee of a place for parents on the governing board of academy trusts is to be scrapped under Government plans. Yesterday, Education Secretary Nicky Morgan unveiled a white paper on education which proposed widespread changes.
Education	The Christian Institute - 18th March 2016



Parents have given a cautious welcome to plans to test every primary school leaver on their knowledge of time tables. Under the Government’s new guidelines, children will be assessed on tables up to 12 x 12 to make sure they are confident with their sums.
Education	The Sentinel - February 12th 2016



In January, the Scottish Parliament rejected a bid to make the teaching of LGBT topics a statutory requirement in all schools. In August 2015, homosexual lobby group, Time for Inclusive Education (TIE), called for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Government to enforce a pro-LGBT agenda in schools.
Education	Evangelicals Now - March 2016



Schools in England are being judged on the basis of raw GCSE results for the final time as new methods of ranking achievement will be introduced. From next year schools will be measured on a broader range of results across eight subjects.
Education	The Sentinel - 22nd January 2016



A campaign to persuade more people to teach religious education has been a success. Figures have shown a 31 per cent rise in applicants for teaching roles in R.E. – up from 650 to 850 a year ago.
Education	Bible Society - 26th February 2016



At least 21 'illegal' UK schools are being investigated, over fears children are being exposed to "narrow Islamic-focused curriculums". This follows Sir Michael Wilshaw stating his intention to investigate all faith schools. Currently there is no evidence that Christian schools are operating illegally.
Education	Christian Concern - 20th February 2016



The Education Secretary ordered officials in late December to review home education in England over fears that parents could be ‘poisoning` their children’s minds.
Education	Evangelicals Now - February 2016



It has been heralded as the biggest change in the school system for decades. Chancellor George Osbourne used his budget speech yesterday to reveal that all state schools will be expected to be academies by 2022. Teaching unions claim the plan is an ‘ideological step too far’, which will remove democratic accountability and won’t be in the best interests of children.
Education	The Sentinel – 17 March 2016

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