Welsh school criticised for Christianity

Nicola Laver  |  UK & Ireland
Date posted:  17 Jul 2024
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Welsh school criticised for Christianity

Head teacher Daniel Owen outside the school | photo: llanidloeshighschool.co.uk

A Welsh comprehensive school is being investigated after the National Secular Society (NSS) complained it is teaching creationism and promoting evangelical Christianity to pupils.

The NSS criticised Llanidloes High School, Powys for teaching creationism and displaying posters combining educational content with Scripture verses – material NSS chief executive Stephen Evans said amounts to an ‘extensive campaign of evangelism’.

Head teacher Daniel Owen, also an elder at Newtown Evangelical Church, wrote to parents following local media coverage. He said: ‘We do not promote or instil any doctrines or ideologies, nor do we evangelise, rather, we continue to develop what inspectors described as, ‘a clear vision for [our] Curriculum for Wales following appropriate trialling, evaluation and taking account of the views of stakeholders …’

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