Collective worship in schools

In England & Wales (not sure about Scotland + NI) there is an obligation on all state maintained schools to have a daily sessions of collective worship that is generally Christian in viewpoint. The sessions can draw on other faiths and in areas where a school is made up mainly of pupils from a different faith the school can get permission to not follow the 'generally Christian' part of the obligation.

Lots of schools, particularly large secondary schools which don't have space to have an assembly every day, tacitly ignore the obligation without much complaint. Parents have the right to withdraw their children from collective worship. So the poll that's behind the cut is about what you would do for your children.

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Collective worship in schools

In England & Wales (not sure about Scotland + NI) there is an obligation on all state maintained schools to have a daily sessions of collective worship that is generally Christian in viewpoint. The sessions can draw on other faiths and in areas where a school is made up mainly of pupils from a different faith the school can get permission to not follow the 'generally Christian' part of the obligation.

Lots of schools, particularly large secondary schools which don't have space to have an assembly every day, tacitly ignore the obligation without much complaint. Parents have the right to withdraw their children from collective worship. So the poll that's behind the cut is about what you would do for your children.

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