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Making the grade

The role of faith schools in society may be a hotly debated topic in the newspapers, but a major national survey has shown that many people across the community share a positive view of the value of Church of England schools within the education system.

The survey of more than 1,000 adults across the UK shows that church schools are popular for the ethos they promote within the learning environment, with eight in ten respondents (80%) with a view on church schools agreeing that they help young people develop a sense of right and wrong, and 76 per cent agreeing that they promote good behaviour and positive attitudes.

The survey results will boost the Church of England's ambitious plans – endorsed by the General Synod in February – to open another 100 church secondary schools by 2011.

 

Archbishop of York

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, launched the construction of new buildings for Manor Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Secondary School, York, when he broke the first ground for the foundations on Monday 17 September. The new school building on Millfield Lane will provide spacious, modern, flexible and environmentally sustainable premises which will enable the acclaimed school to expand, both in the numbers of students and in the facilities made available to the local community outside school hours.