1.3.9 Faith education

Question 1

When did faith organisations begin?

Answer 1

• The church was the earliest agency to be involved with schooling.
• Priest schooling existed as early as the 7th century & by the 19th were the only source of education for the poor.
• when the state sector emerged church schools were in operated within the state sector.

Question 2

What do advocates of faith schooling argue?

Answer 2

• They emphasise the higher academic results & supportive community ethos.
• They allow cultures & religions to be preserved, helping minority communities integrate comfortably without conflict.

Question 3

What are criticisms of faith schooling?

Answer 3

• The higher academic results of faith schools are linked to their selective nature.
• They’re critical of segregating children.
• At the extreme some see school as no place for religion.