On October 23, new guidelines for RE were
published with a call for ‘direct and effective
attention to be given to the shortage of properly trained RE teachers in the classroom’.
Further to this, a report by Ofsted, the
schools’ inspectorate, said teachers were fearful of ‘saying the wrong thing’ in classes.
The whole truth
Bible Society’s Newswatch
(Daily Telegraph)
The Magistrates Association, which represents 23,000 lay magistrates, has rejected a
motion which proposed ceasing the current
practice of defendants and witnesses swearing
on the Bible, it was reported in late October.
At their annual general meeting in Cardiff,
a JP urged members to reject the motion
because it represented a ‘further marginalisa-tion of faith in our society’. The motion was
defeated by a show of hands.
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