Sentences with phrase «including faith school»

More schools are predicted to sign up to longer commitments, including faith school linking schemes, which help children engage with people in the same communities they might otherwise not meet.

Including faith schools as part of a broader network is a surer way of bringing communities closer together.

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In a 5 - 4 decision this morning, the Supreme Court said that a California law school can require a Christian group to open its leadership positions to all students, including those who disagree with the group's statement of faith.

The vast majority of registered faith schools in England have a Christian faith designation, but there are also a small number of schools with other faith designations - including Muslim, Jewish and Sikh.

i also think that just like in NY's most suburbs do observe all faith during the school break (christianity, judaism, islam, hindu and Sikh) it should be included in NYC holidays..

I am very thankful for the freedom to be able to practice my faith openly and that includes no school sometimes.

A Catholic school must teach the Catholic faith — including the Church's teachings on marriage and family life, in ways that are appropriate for the children's ages and needs.

«Schools will be encouraged to reflect their own ethos and values whilst being sensitive to the needs of the community, including the context of belief, faith, religion and culture.»

«Glee» may feature a gay couple (Kurt and Blaine), a lesbian couple (Santana and Brittany), and a transgender character (Unique), but it also includes the God Squad, a group of Christians that meet in school and struggle with the demands of their faith.

The manifesto also includes commitment to support Christian groups who are helping refugees as well as giving more freedom to faith schools on admissions policies.

Register Rachel for Vacation Bible School and then hand the couple Marantha Bible's statement of faith, including the part on human sexuality where homosexual behavior is condemned.

Faith schools can recruit up to one - fifth of their staff, including their head, from within a particular faith as they are exempt from certain equalities provisions under employmentFaith schools can recruit up to one - fifth of their staff, including their head, from within a particular faith as they are exempt from certain equalities provisions under employmentfaith as they are exempt from certain equalities provisions under employment law.

She serves the Jewish and broader religious communities in a number of capacities including as a member of the Global Initiative for Faith, Health and Development of the Center for Interfaith Action on Global Poverty, as a member of the Summit on Religious Leadership in Response to HIV and as a board member of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies.

Chair of the Accord Coalition, Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain, said: «Accord is regularly made aware of qualified teachers who are excluded from jobs at faith schools, including serving members of staff who are forced to leave their post for behaviour deemed to go against a school's religious tenants, such as for seeking a divorce.

So I am deeply concerned about the impact the Supreme Court's ruling might have on faith - based or other educational institutions — including schools from grades K - 12, colleges, universities, theological seminaries and graduate schools — that hold to natural or conjugal marriage, which has only come into question within the past decade.

I would invite all Christians — evangelicals or not — to visit 2FP's website, closely read the background and FAQ material (including the «Four Horsemen» articles), as well as Wigg - Stevenson's Fermi Project paper («A World Without Nuclear Weapons»), his and Wilbanks» Relevant articles and the Spring 2009 issue of Yale Divinity School's Reflections, which was devoted to «Faith and the Future of Nuclear Weapons» and was guest - edited by Wigg - Stevenson.

Last year, Three Square distributed close to 40 million pounds of food and grocery product — more than 33 million meals — to more than 600 program partners, including nonprofit and faith - based organizations, schools and feeding sites.

includes a mind blowing number of initiatives that address intersections with schools, child care, cities, towns and counties, Indian Country, and faith communities, as well as efforts to connect kids with salad bars at school, outdoor initiatives, parks, museum and gardens, reading, and chefs.

These include school counselors, other parents or parenting groups, family doctors or pediatricians, community health centers, or faith leaders.

Monday, July 13 1:00 pm — 1:45 pm Cargill — Shady Brook Farms: Chef Faith Ford Title: Turkey from Family Farms to Your Schools Featured Recipes include: Turk - o - dactyl (Turkey Wings), Turkey Legs and Turkey for Brunch

• The School Nutrition department partners with the Cherokee County Farm Bureau to foster an engaged farm - to - school community with support from a broad range of community members including parents, teachers, administrators, farmers, Cooperative Extension, Master Gardeners, the Upper Etowah River Alliance, local churches and faith - based organizations, the Boy Scouts of America, andSchool Nutrition department partners with the Cherokee County Farm Bureau to foster an engaged farm - to - school community with support from a broad range of community members including parents, teachers, administrators, farmers, Cooperative Extension, Master Gardeners, the Upper Etowah River Alliance, local churches and faith - based organizations, the Boy Scouts of America, andschool community with support from a broad range of community members including parents, teachers, administrators, farmers, Cooperative Extension, Master Gardeners, the Upper Etowah River Alliance, local churches and faith - based organizations, the Boy Scouts of America, and more.

Reverse Trick - or - Treating is an initiative launched by the human rights organization Global Exchange in cooperation with Fair Trade company Equal Exchange and is a collaborative effort of countless children, youth, and adults supported by institutions including nonprofit organizations, faith - based organizations, Fair Trade companies, and schools.

BHA Faith Schools Campaigner Richy Thompson commented, «These changes represent a significant victory in ensuring Academies and Free Schools have to respect the shared citizenship that all British people enjoy, which includes liberty, equality, tolerance for other views, and respect for the rule of English law.

Christian lobbyists are taking the government to court over plans to force independent schools to teach British values including «tolerance of those of different faiths».

«We remain prepared to negotiate all outstanding issues required to get to an agreement on teacher evaluation, but unfortunately Mr. Mulgrew's failure to bargain in good faith and insistence on including issues unrelated to teacher evaluation is unacceptable and illegal,» Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said in a statement.

Long standing opponents of faith schools include Humanists UK and National Secular Society.

The campaign, which seeks to reform the faith school sector, brings together a range of groups and individuals, including educationalists, civil rights activists and both the religious and non-religious.

Several free schools, including spectacular early failures, have been faith - based.

Peers spoke out against the continuing power of «faith» schools to discriminate in admissions, the appointment of governors and the employment of staff, about homophobic bullying, about extremist (including creationist) groups setting up Free Schools with unbalanced curricula, about the need to repeal laws on collective worship and about the need to maintain community coschools to discriminate in admissions, the appointment of governors and the employment of staff, about homophobic bullying, about extremist (including creationist) groups setting up Free Schools with unbalanced curricula, about the need to repeal laws on collective worship and about the need to maintain community coSchools with unbalanced curricula, about the need to repeal laws on collective worship and about the need to maintain community cohesion.

• No new faith school allowed to discriminate in its admissions • No existing faith school allowed to discriminate in admissions in the future • No faith school allowed to discriminate against teachers (including hiring, firing, and refusing promotion) on religious grounds

Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) could soon be made compulsory in all schools, including «faith» schools, with no right for parents to withdraw their children, it has been reported.

It will prevent many existing «faith schools» from ever becoming inclusive and could expose children to extreme religious views, including creationism.»

Humanists often speak in schools as members of multi-belief panels, and our Dialogue Officer is involved in a wide range of interactions with people of faith, including events such as:

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has expressed regret at the approvals, which include the first ever state - funded special needs and alternative provision «faith» schools.

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The group also includes the first ever multi - faith / spiritual school, and a school proposed by a creationist group.

The ceremony included invocations by local faith leaders Rev. Alpher Sylvester, Rabbi Chezzie Denebeim and Imam Mujahid Cumberbatch, as well as performances by MC DeScribe and DJ Nesher, the New York Writers Coalition, the Brooklyn Music School and the Brooklyn Ballet.

Both main parties persist in favouring faith schools despite their wide unpopularity — a poll a year ago showed that 80 % of the public wanted to keep the cap (including 67 % of Catholics) and an earlier poll for the Westminster Faith Debates found 45 % against and only 32 % in favour of any government funding of faith schfaith schools despite their wide unpopularity — a poll a year ago showed that 80 % of the public wanted to keep the cap (including 67 % of Catholics) and an earlier poll for the Westminster Faith Debates found 45 % against and only 32 % in favour of any government funding of faith schFaith Debates found 45 % against and only 32 % in favour of any government funding of faith schfaith schools.

You'll notice that your matches are presented in what look like polaroids with the very basic information about them including their name, age, location, match percentage, height, Jewish faith level, school, and where they work.

«This consultation asks how we can create more great school places in more parts of the country — including selective places for local areas that want them — and asks our independent schools, universities and faith schools to play their part in improving the quality of our state - funded schools.»

The survey followed the government's proposals to lift the 50 per cent cap on religious selection in faith schools included in the education green paper, which would effectively allow them to select 100 per cent of pupils based on their religious background.

But Prime Minister Theresa May argued that the cap was stopping more good faith schools opening and the «Schools that work for everyone» green paper included proposals to remove thschools opening and the «Schools that work for everyone» green paper included proposals to remove thSchools that work for everyone» green paper included proposals to remove this cap.

Despite Britain's multi-faith society, schools are still required to include a collective act of worship of a Christian nature, while faith schools and religious academies have raised fears about community cohesion and covert selection.

Since September 2010, 2,949 Primary Schools have become academies, 943 of which are «sponsored academies» — with sponsors including businesses, universities, other schools, faith groups or voluntary groups, who have majority control of the academySchools have become academies, 943 of which are «sponsored academies» — with sponsors including businesses, universities, other schools, faith groups or voluntary groups, who have majority control of the academyschools, faith groups or voluntary groups, who have majority control of the academy trust.

This last category combines schools from a broad range of faiths, including Christian fundamentalists, Quakers, and Muslims.

«The capacity of the authority should necessarily include the ability to invoke a form of receivership on the school district, suspending the authority of the local board and management, if it is concluded that good - faith reform implementation is not occurring,» said a report approved by the board.

We encourage colleagues to visit other schools to share best practice with them and have links with both state and independent sector schools including being a founding member of Cambridge City Faith Schools»schools to share best practice with them and have links with both state and independent sector schools including being a founding member of Cambridge City Faith Schools»schools including being a founding member of Cambridge City Faith Schools»Schools» Group.

The study also highlighted that Catholic primary schools were particularly socially selective, choosing pupils purely on the basis of faith, while Church of England schools included a quota of pupils from non-religious families.

The prime minister's proposals also included expanded selection for faith schools and new conditions placed on universities and independent schools.

Measures include a new wave of free school applications, support to expand good faith schools, and a fresh agreement with the independent schools sector to help improve outcomes for pupils of all backgrounds.