Council backs faith schools
The government was urged in February to allow faith schools to teach sex education in accordance with their religious ethos by councillors in a London borough.
The Christian Institute
Barnet Council unanimously backed a motion calling for tolerance to be shown to people of faith. This came after the government concluded a ‘call for evidence’ on the new primary school Relationships Education subject, and on secondary school Relationships and Sex Education. A full consultation will follow.
