New Education Secretary Refuses to “Water Down” Faith in Education Bill
Alan Johnson, the new Education Secretary has said that he will not make any changes to the government’s proposed Education Bill. Johnson stated that he refused to “water down” the bill simply to appease Labour rebels.
The education secretary said that reaching a cross-party consensus was vital for education, and he commended his shadow party counterpart, David Willets of the Conservative party for his input in the debate.
Since taking over as Education Secretary from Ruth Kelly, Johnson has been scrutinised on faith schools and private-funded city academies.
In particular, many have expressed their concerns over faith-based schools of a fundamentalist nature in the government’s education reforms
