Hello All,
Goodness im having one of those days!!
Its that time again, where i am looking into secondary schools for my second child. I Had my mind set on a local C of E school... and went along today to have a look around and i got a sense that everyone was working together no matter what greed all colour....and yes i felt this school will give my daughter a great start in life!
However when i asked a lady speaker about admission requirements....i got shot down....and was told only parents who attend church regular can apply!!!!
I was shocked.....i explained that although i dont attend church i still believed in God...and didnt need the church community in order to feel a sense of wholeness or deeper connection.
Why is it still today...the rules are so black and white and behind the times?
What about thy shall love my neighbour?
Goodness, goodness me...does god only come into peoples life who visit a church ..... i think not.
So what message is this sending to all our children?
urrrrrrrrrr
Love and sunshine
Rachel
Rachel, I am so with you today.....I have had a DAY of it!!
LEA 😡
We moved recently to another county, child with SEN had her file sent on.
They had to have a meeting about her, which is fine but omitted to tell me about their stupid rules.
Neither of our children have been in school since they broke up for summer.
Schools here are not ALLOWED to tell parents if they have spaces....it has to the admin officer and it takes three weeks to reply AND you can only request one school at a time.
Well, by the time you've finished mucking about with the LEA, a year could easily have passed.
Not acceptable.....and I wasn't accepting it, you only have to read my signature to realise I don't roll over, I have been on the phone all day but the outcome was I found a school.
Fight on to get your place. 🙂
Hello Louisa,
Thankyou for your reply, and it is nice to hear that you are now a happy bunny. 🙂 Yes i am a fighter to, and i normally get the right outcome in the end....im always looking for an easy life or solution.
Love and sunshine,
Rachelx
Go get em. 😀
There are always a number of places at faith schools for pupils who don't belong to that faith. Friends of mine attended a Catholic school (but weren't catholic) but had to prove they were practising C of E. My ex's children (from his 1st marriage) are Muslims who attended a C of E school but were practising Muslims.
The main issue is that faith schools are often over subscribed - so 1st choice goes to those pupils and parents who regularly practice that faith - and unfortunately that usually means regular attendance at a place of worship. Then there are a number of places set aside for children of other faiths (but, from my experience, are required to practice their faith). This is hideously open to abuse as I know parents who have had their kids christened (a serious committment for any true Christian - just to get their children into a Catholic or C of E school), so that's why many faith schools also request that the parents/children regularly attend church/synagogue etc - to partly try to weed out the abusers of the system as well as ensuring that the children already have a reasonable understanding of that faith. My ex's children had to have an understanding of Christianity and the parents had to agree to support the school's religious ethos. At the end of the day any parent can walk into a school and say "I'm an Anglican/Catholic" (as perhaps they were babies when they were baptised) but don't believe and just want to use the system to get their kids into a good school. It's so hard for schools to weed out the genuine people (who I sympathise with - like yourself) and those that simply wish to use the system for their own ends.