Community school model is preached

Almost two thirds of Scots would back the creation of community schools with no religious observance, according to a new survey.

The Humanist Society Scotland is asking parents to support a petition calling on the Scottish Parliament to give head teachers the right to adopt a “non-religious community schools model” as an alternative.

Polling by Survation found 60 per cent of people would support such non-religious schools, open to children of all faiths and none.