We're starting to look at primary schools for our DC. We grew up abroad, so the British school system is new to us and we'd really appreciate some enlightenment regarding "collective worship".
How is this "practiced" in non-religious state schools? Is the focus on providing an overview of world religions, or is it on Christian prayer and religious practices? Or does it vary from school to school?
We are in London, so schools tend to be quite diverse, with kids from all sorts of backgrounds. In addition, we are atheists and while we want our children to understand about different religions, we do not want their schools to be steering them toward religious practice.
Is atheism (or agnosticism, humanism, etc) given a place as a valid belief system?
How common is it for families to opt out, and how do the kids spend their time instead?
Finally, is "collective worship" part of secondary education as well?
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eversomuch · 17/09/2013 12:16
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