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Written Question
Church Schools
Friday 16th December 2016

Asked by: Lord Murphy of Torfaen (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of Church schools to community cohesion.

Answered by Lord Nash

Church schools make a positive contribution to our society and education system and are amongst the highest performing nationally We want more good schools and to enable quality providers to establish them. Our consultation, Schools that Work for Everyone, is aimed at creating more good schools and improving community cohesion so that more young people have the chance to go as far as their talents will take them.