Well, I got the job, folks! Thanks for all the advice - turns out I was worrying over nothing though. They didn't ask for my religious views at all, so all you who said they wouldn't - you were right!

Ooh PortAndLemon, I will definitely rehearse that answer just in case! Thanks.

If they did ask something you could say that you are CofE yourself, but your DH is a non-practising Catholic and your in-laws are very heavily involved with the church, so you understand how important a Catholic ethos and identity is to the families who choose a faith education for their children (or words to that effect). But I doubt they will.

ChA, thought that was a GOOD answer

You'll be great, I'm sure.

Thanks, wasn't expecting it to turn out to be a long justification either - just got carried away typing really! As usual....Guess I could have cut out all but the last sentence! I just hope I don't waffle on like that in the interview or I'll have to stand up and get my coat halfway through!

Sorry - I wasn't expecting you to have to write a long justification: was just being nosey! Good luck with the interview.

Janeite, it's not that I don't agree with them per se, it's just that in some areas they give rise to situations where the only decent secondary schools are oversubscribed faith schools. My two sons would never be acccepted at such schools as we don't attend church. So the only other option for them would be a highly competitive grammar-type school with exam entrance, or a really terrible school which takes in all the kids whose parents don't really care whether they attend school or not.

I can understand the reason for faith schools existing in that they can reinforce during the school day what is taught at church, I just wish there were decent alternatives for us morally-upstanding, family-values type of family (not a good description but hopefully you know what I mean) which leads a "christian" type of life (if there is one!) but chooses not to follow a particular religion or attend church.

My son attends a non-denominational infant school and comes home asking me about God because he's been given an assembly which has had a Christian slant to it and I don't have a problem with that - I reply to his question saying things like "I'm not sure why God makes animals that could eat us." (his latest question!) i.e. I refer to God and Heaven etc to his questions.

We just don't have a particular religion as a family and don't attend church. The kids have never been christened - don't see the need. PILs are not that happy about it I'm sure, - they are staunch catholics - never missing Mass, even whilst on holiday abroad. They will find out where the nearest catholic church is and go.

I don't know, I just find the whole issue very difficult to comprehend.

Ultimately I want to work there because the job is perfect for me, and it is a good school so hopefully the pupils who attend actually want to be there!

But if you don't agree with faith schools, why do you want to work in one? Sorry but am I bit confused.

So the consensus is that I shouldn't be expected to recite the whole of Psalm 25:4-7, name all the books of the New Testatment and confess all my sins?

Thanks everyone. As I lead a very boring family-values kind of life with no past misdemeanours (that I can remember) I shall not worry!