New types of religious state school deepen segregation
Christianity has long played a big role in English education. Now other religions are getting involved
AS THE HEAD teacher at a Hindu secondary school, Simon Arnell might be expected to have a sophisticated understanding of the religion. And one day he might. For now, he relies on regular tutoring sessions with the head of the trust that runs his school. Mr Arnell was hired for his academic expertise, not his religious knowledge. The aim, he explains over a vegetarian school lunch of curry and fresh fruit, is to get his establishment to the same position as some Christian schools, where people say: “Yes, it is a faith school. It’s also just a really good school.”
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Leap of faith”
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