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News: Summer 1994

Royal News

The Royal Institute of Philosophy will acquire a new Director over the Summer. Professor Phillips-Griffiths is standing down and will be replaced by Anthony O’Hear of Bradford University. Professor O’Hear, who frequently writes newspaper articles on educational matters, will be keen to extend the Institute’s efforts to promote philosophy in schools.

Unholy Row

Various teachers’ organisations continued to contest Education Secretary John Patten’s views on moral and religious education in schools. David Hart of the National Association of Head Teachers said on Radio 5 that he didn’t see the need for an act of collective worship based on Christianity to be held in every school every day.

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