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Are 'faith schools' more or less divisive than Grammar and Independent schools

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zanzibarmum · 11/06/2009 23:25

Accord 'research' says faith schools are divisive (there's a surprise coming from them). Are they - more or less so than GS or public schools

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BodenGroupie · 12/06/2009 09:46

Anna, couldn't have put it better myself.

BonsoirAnna · 12/06/2009 09:04

"Actually,in an ideal world there wouldn't be a choice - your nearest Secondary school would be where you go. Ditto primary school."

Please explain why this scenario is "ideal" sso that (as someone living within a system tthat at least tries to do this) I can destroy your arguments one by one .

BonsoirAnna · 12/06/2009 09:03

All schools are divisive. Even when you have a "catchment area" system that has no exceptions, the catchment areas are divisive by virtue of the community they are placed in. Unless we decided to pull down all the houses in the land and house everyone in identikit accommodation... pay everyone the same wages...

Communism, anyone?

skidoodle · 12/06/2009 08:57

It is divisive by definition to divide people on the basis of religion.

snorkle · 12/06/2009 08:42

I suspect as always that some are and some aren't. There are faith schools that aside from the religeous divide are very socially divided too (because of their catchment & middle class nature of their faith) and these are probably worse than many grammars and independents. Conversely, there are some that actively take people from outside their faith, have a wide social mix and are less divisive.

skidoodle · 12/06/2009 06:39

Come to northern Ireland and see the pernicious effects of religiously segregated education. It's not a pretty sight.

seeker · 12/06/2009 06:22

Actually,in an ideal world there wouldn't be a choice - your nearest Secondary school would be where you go. Ditto primary school.

seeker · 12/06/2009 06:20

I don't know (but I'll have a think) whether they are more or less divisive. However, any system in which a child cannot get a place at their nearest secondary school for whatever reason is divisive and should be abolished.

TheUnstrungHarp · 12/06/2009 00:03

Not sure if they are as divisive as grammar/independent, but they are divisive. They don't need to be - if they were forced to abide by the same rules on admissions as community schools there would be no problem. But it is not right that children should be excluded from state funded schools simply because of their parents' religious beliefs or lack of them.

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