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Students at a Welsh university have voted to remove thousands of Bibles from halls of residence, in a move being described as “illiberal and intolerant”. A motion passed at an Aberystwyth University Students’ Union meeting, called for an end to the tradition of having Gideon Bibles in students’ bedrooms, branding it “inappropriate in a multicultural university”.
Education	The Christian Institute - 22nd May 2015



Parents are splashing out more than £40 million on their children’s school uniform every year. New research by The Children’s Society has found parents in Stoke-on-Trent are spending £10 million on uniform, bags, coats and sports equipment. And a further £33 million is forked out in the rest of Staffordshire. It means each family is spending an average of £251 for each child at a primary school and £316 for a high school pupil.
Education	The Sentinel - 4th March 2015



A proposal from the Department for Education will involve an update to the Religious Studies curriculum. The change in criteria for Religious Studies GCSEs will force students to study two religions for the first time.
Education	Youthwork - January 2015



A pressure group has claimed that guidance around sex and relationships education suggests that sex at 13 is ‘normal’. Sarah Carter, from the Family Education Trust, told a group of school MPs that the ‘traffic light tool’ used in some schools was ‘unlawful’. Ms Carter said the tool suggested underage sexual activity was ‘normal behaviour and development’.
Education	Youthwork - January 2015



The new framework for Ofsted’s school inspections will require schools to teach e-safety in order to achieve a good outstanding grade. This is part of an effect to ensure that schools keep up with the ever-changing digital world and recognise the importance of safe online behaviour.
Education	Youthwork - October 2014



It has been revealed that Ofsted did not interview any pupils or parents for the inquiry into the way its inspectors interviewed children at Grindon Hall Christian School in Sunderland and Durham Free School. Supporters of the schools have accused the Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw of misleading MPs by telling a Commons committee that there had been a ‘thorough’ investigation into the claims.
Education	Bible Society - 8th May 2015



Labour has come under fire for pledging to make sex education compulsory for children as young as five if the Party wins the General Election. The shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt said that the plans, backed by homosexual lobby group Stonewall, are part of a wider strategy to eradicate ‘homophobic bullying’.
Education	Christian Institute - 6th February 2015



The guidance behind schools’ regulator Ofsted’s ‘inappropriate’ questioning of ten-year-olds about lesbians has been revealed. The Daily Mail reported that inspectors are briefed to ask pupils as young as four about homosexuality, transsexualism and same-sex parents, but there is no reference to families with both a mum and a dad.
Education	Christian Institute - 6th February 2015



After it emerged that Aberystwyth Student’s Union planned to vote on removing Bibles from student’s rooms, the university issued a statement in February stating they had no plans to remove the Bibles.
Education	Evangelicals Now - April 2015



Britain's largest teaching union has said that schools should be required to portray same-sex relationships positively. A motion passed at the National Union of Teachers' conference also called for schools to promote 'LGBT History Month' and to develop a curriculum that is "inclusive of LGBT issues." General Secretary Christine Blower urged all political parties to back the plan.
Education	Christian Concern - 11th April 2015



Ofsted has warned that many secondary schools in England are not making sufficient progress. The school inspector’s chief, Sir Michael Wilshaw, said that secondary schools have ‘stalled’ and that they need to concentrate on the basics, after almost a third were reported as not being good enough. Wilshaw also said that 170,000 pupils are in inadequate secondary schools, close to 70,000 more than two years ago.
Education	Youthwork - February 2015



In an aggressive move to position itself as the intellectual centre of the Muslim world, Turkey announced in late October plans to open an Islamic university similar to Egypt’s Al-Azhar, the oldest and most respected centre of Islamic learning. Ankara’s announcement comes amid years of legal stonewalling for Turkey’s Christian minorities to build their own seminaries.
Education	Evangelicals Now - January 2015



Students in a New York High school are claiming that their Christian club was denied the right to meet on campus by the school administration. Liz Loverde, a pupil at the school, said that she had the idea to form ‘Dare to Believe’ as an outlet for students to escape the trials of high school. The 16 year-old student says that the school administration denied the club’s status because it was faith-based and not permitted on campus.
Education	Evangelicals Now - January 2015



The Humanist Society Scotland is calling on the Scottish Parliament to force teachers to promote same sex marriage, even if it contravenes their religious conscience, it was reported in mid-November. Responding to draft sex and relationship education guidance for schools, the HSS said that allowing faith schools to uphold a traditional marriage view ‘goes against equality’.
Education	Evangelicals Now - January 2015



The cost of creating places for the 880,000 extra pupils expected in England by 2023 could push schools to breaking point, council leaders warn. The Local government association fears the demand for school places could soon reach tipping point with no more space or money to extend schools. The LGA wants the government to fully fund the cost of the extra places, calculated to run to £12bn. Official government figures, published last year, project that by 2023 there will be a total of 8,022,000 pupils in England’s schools – up from 7,143,000 in the current academic year.
Education	The Sentinel - 14th January 2015

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