The number of small Christian schools is quite high but it is an absolute disgrace that parents are forced to go private to obtain a Christian education for their children.
Church schools - mainly RC and Anglican - have a mixed record of promoting the faith and in any case, there is insufficient provision for those wanting to educate their children as Christians.
The new breed of Christian Schools answers a definite need.
It is quite scandalous that the parents in these schools - very often quite poor working class people - have to fund their children's education when they have already paid their taxes. Why should they not be given the equivalent from the government to fund a Christian education?
At Handsworth Christian School, fees are some £2,500 per child per annum. This represents approximately half what the government spends per child to indoctrinate children in so many indisciplined, moral hell holes called comprehensives. What a nice way for governments to save money at the expense of Christians.
The solution is vouchers. This would not only help the Christian schools but would mean that most parents would have the opportunity to remove their children from sink schools. Clearly, these would either have to improve to gain this 'bottom funding' or close down.
Link: Tory navel-gazing. http://www.socialaffairsunit.org.uk/blog/archives/000541.php
