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Lords report backs Ofsted on LGBT education in faith schools

A report by a committee of peers says there should be no exemption for faith schools on teaching British values

April 18, 2018 10:50
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A report published today by the House of Lords has supported Ofsted in requiring faith schools to talk about people in same-sex relationships.

Charedi leaders have become increasingly alarmed by an inspection policy which expects schools to mention LGBT issues as part of British values.

But the Lords’ select committee on citizenship and civic engagement said it was “entirely right” for Ofsted to sanction schools which “fail to teach about LGBT people”.

New proposals from the Department for Education are already threatening to further squeeze Strictly Orthodox independent schools over the teaching of “British values”.