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A faith school is a school in the United Kingdom that teaches a general curriculum but which has a particular religious character or formal links with a religious organisation. The term is most commonly applied to state-funded faith schools, although many independent schools also have religious characteristics. There are various types of state-funded faith school, including Voluntary Aided (VA) schools, Voluntary Controlled (VC) schools, and Faith Academies. Faith schools may give priority to applicants who are of the faith school, and specific exemptions from Section 85 of the Equality Act 2010 enable them to do that.〔 However, state-funded faith schools must admit other applicants if they cannot fill all of their places and must ensure that their admission arrangements comply with the School Admissions Code.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Faith schools: Maintained faith schools )〕 The term "faith school" was introduced in Britain in 1990 following calls from Muslims for institutions comparable to the existing Christian schools.〔Oxford English Dictionary citing The Independent〕 It is distinct from an institution mainly or wholly teaching religion and related subjects. Note that legislation varies between the countries of the United Kingdom since education is a devolved matter. ==England and Wales== The Education Act 1944 introduced the requirement for daily prayers in all state-funded schools, but later acts changed this requirement to a daily "collective act of worship", the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 being the most recent. This also requires such acts of worship to be "wholly or mainly of a broadly Christian character".〔(Collective worship ). www.teachernet.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2011-12-01.〕 The term "mainly" means that acts related to other faiths can be carried out providing the majority are Christian.〔(The Churches and Collective Worship in Schools ). Approved by the Churches’ Joint Education Policy Committee on 9 May 2006. Catholic Education Service〕 Independent schools are exempt from this provision, so it has always been possible to have an independent (not state-funded) school with no act of worship or with acts of worship relating to non-Christian religions. However, many schools that were originally church schools are now largely state funded, as are some Jewish schools. These are allowed to have acts of worship "in accordance with the beliefs of the religion or denomination specified for the school".〔 Until 1997, the UK funded only Christian or Jewish faith schools (Muslim schools existed but were privately funded), but the 1997–2007 Labour Government expanded this to other religions, and began using the term "faith school". Education in England includes various types of state-funded faith school, including Voluntary Aided (VA) schools, Voluntary Controlled (VC) schools, and Faith Academies. The two main providers of faith schools in England are the Church of England and the Catholic Education Service.〔(Schools and the Church of England: Church schools ). Cofe.anglican.org (2011-06-25). Retrieved on 2011-12-01.〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.catholiceducation.org.uk/ )〕 In 2011, about one third of the 20,000 state funded schools in England were faith schools,〔(BBC News 3 Dec 2011 ) Catholic faith schools in academy switch〕 approximately 7,000 in total, of which 68% were Church of England schools and 30% were Roman Catholic. There were 42 Jewish, 12 Muslim, 3 Sikh and 1 Hindu faith schools.〔 Following the 2010 Academy Act, many faith schools converted to Academy status, and are sometimes known as Faith Academies. Free Schools with a religious designation are also sometimes called Faith Academies. All academies can set pay and conditions for staff, and are not obliged to follow the National Curriculum.〔 However the Department for Education "will not approve any application where we have any concerns about creationism being taught as a valid scientific theory, or about schools failing to teach evolution adequately as part of their science curricula."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Free Schools FAQs - curriculum )〕 Voluntary Aided and Voluntary Controlled faith schools follow the same National Curriculum as state schools, with the exception of religious studies, where they are free to limit this to their own beliefs. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「faith school」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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