The First Grader

The First Grader (Soda Pictures, 12A, UK release date: 24th June) is a heart-warming true story of Kimani N’gan’ga Maruge, an octogenarian Kenyan man who exercised his right to an education and battled bureaucracy to take his place at primary school. Set against the background of Maruge’s history as a Mau Mau rebel, The First Grader [...]

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Independent research shows ‘faith schools’ promote community cohesion and equality

Secondary schools with a religious foundation contribute significantly and substantially more to the promotion of community cohesion and the provision of equality of opportunity for students than other schools, according to the results of an academic study of recent Ofsted inspection data.

Analysis of the sample of independent inspection reports suggests that secondary-level ‘faith [...]

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Why should children study religion

Earlier this year, Bjørn Ulvaeus wrote an article in The Guardian arguing that religion has no place in schools. Yet according to statistics published in August, the number of children in the UK opting to take GCSE Religious Education has risen for the eleventh year in a row. Paul Woolley, Director of Theos think [...]

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