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Useful links
Teachernet - Guidance on the duty to promote community cohesion
www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/Communitycohesion (...)
Teachernet - Community cohesion case studies
www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/Communitycohesion (...)
Case Studies from schools promoting community cohesion
Teachernet - Faith Schools
www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/faithschools/
The contribution of 'faith schools' to community cohesion with various case studies
Faith in the System: The role of schools with a religious character in English education and society
www.governornet.co.uk/linkAttachments (...)
A DCSF document endorsed by a range of faith communities.
Faith Schools and Community Cohesion: Observations on Community Consultations
www.runnymedetrust.org/uploads (...)
An interim report by the Runnymede Trust on the contribution of 'faith schools' to community cohesion.
Commission on Integration and Cohesion - Our shared future
collections.europarchive.org/tna/20080726153624/http:/ (...)
The Commission on Integration and Cohesion published its report Our shared future in June 2007. The report includes recommendations to the DfES concerning the duty to promote community cohesion. The report can be downloaded or a hard copy ordered free of charge.
Institute of Community Cohesion
www.cohesioninstitute.org.uk
Details on courses and extensive links
Institute of Community Cohesion - Faith and Cohesion Project
faithandcohesion.org
Includes suggestions on developing inter-faith youth work as well as useful downloads and links.
Respect for All: Promoting Community Cohesion through Religious Education
www.coventry.ac.uk/researchnet/content/1/c4/17/89 (...)
The particular place of RE in fostering community cohesion.
Guidance on Multicultural and Multifaith Issues in Church of England Schools in the Diocese of London
schools.london.anglican.org/Policies (...)
The Diocese of London has produced guidance in relation to its schools which is worth consulting.
The National Society - Valuing cultural diversity: A self-evaluation kit for school
www.natsoc.org.uk/downloads/vcd.html
Produced in 2001, this may continue to be of assistance to schools as they review their contribution to community cohesion.
'Faith Guides' have been trained in Birmingham to offer quality visits to places of worship. Details from
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council - Education Policies
www.dudley.gov.uk/index.asp?pgid=17357&mtype=print
Including the Dudley Religious Education Agreed Syllabus
Worcestershire EduLink - Religious Education Agreed Syllabus
www.edulink.networcs.net/sites/teachlearn/RE/Resources/Forms (...)
Teachernet Publications - Religious education: The non-statutory national framework
publications.teachernet.gov.uk (...)
Shap Working Party on Education in Religions
www.shapworkingparty.org.uk
Details of the Shap Calendar of Religious Festivals
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