Collective Worship in Schools: Action Stations | Chichester Humanists

Andrew Edmondson will be discussing collective worship and alternative inclusive assemblies, following his recent bizarre experiences with West Sussex County Council. In 2019, parents in Oxfordshire successfully sued their school in the High Court, forcing them to provide inclusive non-religious assemblies for their children. Last December, West Sussex County Council banned their local Standing Read more…

Council Bans Discussion of Collective Worship in Schools

On Monday 21st November, West Sussex County Council (WSCC) banned its own religious education advisory committee from discussing collective worship in schools. The Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE) is the committee that writes the local Religious Education (RE) syllabus, which covers morality, mutual respect, equality, social cohesion and diversity. Read more…