From Ekklesia-The Archbishop of Canterbury’s statement that Church of England schools can move away from religious selection "opens the door" to change, say reformers.
In a recent interview with The Times newspaper, the Rt Rev Justin Welby said: “What you are seeing in the Church schools is a deeper and deeper commitment to the common good. There’s a steady move away from faith-based entry tests.”
He continued: “It is not necessary to select to get a really good school. There are unbelievably brilliant schools that are entirely open to all applicants without selection criteria apart from residence, where you live, and which produce staggeringly good results. It’s a question of – and you can point to them all over the place – it’s a question of outstanding leadership.”
Lambeth Palace immediately put out a defensive statement claiming that in spite of his comments, Archbishop Welby supports the policy of church schools setting their own admissions criteria, including faith-based ones, rather than having to follow non-discriminatory ones.
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http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/19451
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