The government is developing an integration scheme for Afghan migrants evacuated to the United Kingdom, which could include lessons on British culture and values, in a bid to emulate other countries with high-migrant populations like France and Germany.
The headteacher of an unregistered Islamic school in London is facing jail time for running a school which failed to uphold ‘British values’.
A school in Slough will no longer rent space to a madrassa after it was revealed it taught Muslim girls they should have children instead of careers and hosted speakers at events who had described non-Muslims as “pigs.”
More than one-third of Britons believe that there is a “fundamental clash” between Islam and British values.
The government is set to crack down on homeschooling amidst concerns that some out-of-school education settings are failing to promote its liberal definition of “British values”.
In this week’s Delingpole podcast, special guest Brendan O’Neill talks about his dismay at the “conformist and stifling” “blob-like thinking” in our PC culture, which allows “quite comfortably well-off people to play the role of a victim”, pretending that their “lives were hard”, and blaming it on “male privilege”.
Schools watchdog head Amanda Spielman cited mainstream Christian campaigners in a speech stating that religious extremists are using schools to “pervert” education.
Schools must promote “British values”, the head of Ofsted has said, stating that establishments with “cultural conservative or religious values” must be “exposed”.
A Conservative MP has hit out at the government’s top advisor on integration after she said it was “not OK” for Catholic schools to oppose gay marriage.
The communities secretary, Sajid Javid, has suggested that all public sector workers should take an oath of allegiance to British values. The step would be aimed at helping migrants integrate.
The government’s plans to combat radicalism by promoting “British values” have hit a snag as few ethnic minority students seem to know what British values actually are. Instead of referring to the officially-approved definition with concepts such as democracy, individual
Israel is a beacon of ‘freedom and pluralism’ that mirrors British values like no other state in the Middle East, new Ambassador Mark Regev said in his first UK public address in the role. The 56-year-old Australian-born diplomat, who only formally commenced
British school teachers have been slammed for vowing not to teach British values in their classrooms. The teachers say doing so promotes “cultural supremacism” and shows insensitivity towards immigrant pupils from former British colonies. But their critics have hit back,
An independent Islamic school in southern England has excluded a student for talking to a student of the opposite sex just weeks after receiving an ‘outstanding’ grading from Ofsted. The school said the pupil’s behaviour was in violation of its
Head teachers at international British schools have warned the government that forcing them to promote British values, including gay rights, will put them at risk of imprisonment. However, the government has insisted that they must abide by the standard, saying
Government inspectors could monitor Sunday schools, church youth groups and even choirs to ensure they are teaching so-called “British values”, in a move Christians have dubbed “profoundly insulting”. The potential measures by school inspection group Ofsted have been described as
The British government’s advice on teaching “British values” to nursery school children has been criticised as “vacuous” and “ideologically driven” after failing to mention the UK’s Christian heritage. The advice, promoted by the Department for Education, lists values such as
A Conservative Member of Parliament has said that anti-extremism powers should be used against Christian teachers who don’t agree with gay marriage. Christian groups said that the comments prove that the government’s new anti-extremist orders, designed to tackle Islamic extremism, will
Ofsted is continuing to deny that it’s inspectors are asking young children inappropriate questions on topics such as homosexuality and transgenderism, despite a number of parents coming forward to make complaints in the last few months. The questions have been justified
The mother of a ten year old girl who was left in tears by school inspectors after they quizzed her about lesbianism and whether she felt trapped in her own body has spoken out. Lena Wilkinson, whose daughter Ariella attends Grindon
Inspectors have labelled pupils at a Christian school bigots and forced it to close after a young boy gave the wrong answer when asked what a Muslim was. Teachers at the school say he referenced terrorism in his answer, but argued
