Draft guidance on the new duty to promote community cohesion, whichcomes into force in September, outlines how schools must bring parentsfrom different backgrounds together, as well as pupils.
The guidance says schools need to consider good partnership activitiesincluding "bringing parents from different backgrounds together throughparenting and family support and community use of facilities foractivities that take place out of school hours".
But the Association of School and College Leaders' general secretaryJohn Dunford attacked the proposals. "This unnecessary piece oflegislation was introduced as a compromise when the Government failed topersuade the churches to support its measures requiring faith-basedschools to encourage community cohesion" he said. "It was not in theoriginal Education Bill and should never have been added."
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