Leading a school of a religious character.
John's book, with this working title,
is due to be published in early 2009. It
focuses on the many aspects of a school of
a religious character that makes it distinct
from other maintained schools. It looks
as the history of faith schools, their distinctiveness
and their inspection and touches on the whole
"faith school debate" that attracts
supporters and detractors.
In England, 6885 schools have a religious
character of which, in 2005, 6841 (99.36%)
were Christian, 36 Jewish, 5 Muslim, 2 Sikh
and 2 other. (DfES, 2005). Since then more
faith schools have opened, including one
Hindu and one Buddhist.
A brief guide to schools of a religious character
The history of education in England is inseparable
from the contribution made religious foundations,
especially the Church of England and the
Roman Catholic church but not forgetting
the Methodists and the Jews. In 1944 the
Education Act brought the voluntary schools
into Local Authority control by designating
them according to the level of support they
received from the State. In brief the range
of voluntary schools is as follows:-
- Voluntary Aided; the Local Authority meets
most expenses but the founding body employs
the staff and pays for the fabric of the
buildings. They also determine the nature
of RE and Collective Worship.
- Voluntary Controlled; The Local Authority
meets all expenses and employs the staff.
They also determine the RE but the founding
body keeps and interest and determines the
nature of collective worship.
- Foundation; similar to Aided status, Foundation
schools were often Grant Maintained before
that status ended.
- Special Agreement:- similar to Aided without
there being a controlling Trust Deed.
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