When conservative Islam meets secular thinking on equality
ANDREW MOFFAT is a respected figure among liberal-minded teachers. He is the prime mover of a teaching plan called No Outsiders, which aims to raise youngsters’ awareness, from the earliest years of school, of things grouped under buzzwords like equality and diversity. The books, games and discussions that the programme recommends have the stated goal of reinforcing Britain’s Equality Act, which bars discrimination on grounds of race, creed, gender, sexuality and gender change.
On March 4th the school seemed to be backing down, although it denied having done so. Parents received a letter saying No Outsiders lessons would not be delivered for the remainder of the term, and promised consultations over future lessons. This was widely interpreted as a surrender by the school, but its bosses maintained that they had never intended to organise the controversial classes between now and the spring holidays.
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