Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has urged schools in England for the second time to share sex education materials with parents,

Lizzie Harewood, ACT’s Executive Officer gives an update on the transgender guidance promised to schools.

The Association of Christian Teachers were dismayed to hear that Bernard's case was dismissed at a recent Employment tribunal. Here's an update exclusively for ACT on the case from Christian Concern, who are supporting Bernard in a fresh appeal through the Christian Legal Centre.

The difference that being a Christian makes to deciding whether or not to strike is significant- or at least should be. But it isn’t an easy decision: it’s a bit of a paradox.

Scriptures that speak about justice and righteousness, and that call on believers to work for justice and to care for the poor and marginalized are plentiful in both the Old and New testament. But is it befitting for a believer to use coercion to ‘get their own way’ in employment?

ACT is keen to offer support to members and school staff across the devolved nations; we are, after all, a nationwide fellowship of Christians in Education! So should our members be concerned about the state of Relationships and Sexuality Education in Welsh schools?

“Where there is either conflicting guidance or no clear guidance at all from the relevant authorities, these episodes expose the confusion and disorder present within schools, and in turn run the very real risk of escalating young people’s anxieties in greater and greater numbers towards a public health crisis”

What do tests at age 3 really reveal about a Child’s chance of success? And what should Christians think about such predictors?

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There are a number of great ‘truths’ told to children by their schools which appear far from the truth in reality. One is “You can be anything you want to be” and another is “Your personal best is good enough”.

As we emerge from the latest round of public exam results, we might equally muse upon another mantra; that “Every child matters”. Do they?

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The shocking case of Child Q happened nearly two years ago but are we confident that something similar will never happen again? And was it simply a case of police failings, or do questions of race, gender and school safeguarding also demand our attention? All of this is surely relevant, but this article raises a more straightforward question: “Why did no-one call her Mum?”

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