Margaret Holness

Margaret Holness is the Education Correspondent for the Church Times.

Articles by Margaret Holness

Lincolnshire schools’ partnership visit to Amman

Relationship and sex education to be mandatory in schools

Multi-academy trust planned for Isle of Wight schools

C of E’s new leadership foundation praised

Don’t fill schools with believers, Clarke warns

Think tank talks down faith schools

Report warns of a future shortage of head teachers

Lifting of cap on faith places is criticised

Survey indicates support for anti-terrorism plan

Bishop speaks out about grammars

Education Green Paper proposes selection by faith and ability

Decline in entries for Religious Studies GCSE

Huge rise in entries for Religious Studies A level

Independent Commission will review RE

School acts to stamp out racism

Let schools ‘opt out of worship’

Pupils: ‘science and faith do not mix’

C of E launches free resource for teachers on Christianity

‘Schools system will change’ because of white paper, experts predict

Educators sceptical about ‘U-turn’ on academisation

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