However, the Association of Christian Teachers has described the move as a step
too far, speaking on Premier's «News Hour», Chief Executive of ACT, Clive Ireson said: «from a Christian point of view they're aren't nurseries; of very many of them that would be
teaching it as a scientific fact during their science curriculam, they'll be
teaching it during their RE curriculam areas and those bible stories like
creationism need to be
taught during that time».
There are also fears the changes will give
too much freedom to faith - based schools or fundamentalist agendas - although schools must show their curriculum is «broad and balanced» and government guidelines say
creationism must not be
taught as a valid scientific theory.