Government inspectors have said a Catholic primary school is not teaching its pupils enough about democracy, the workings of the law and the “different forms” that adult relationships and families can take.
Annecy Catholic Primary School in Seaford, East Sussex, has been told by Ofsted that it “requires improvement”.
Among the reasons why the school is not rated as good, the report states: “Few pupils have a good enough understanding of democracy, how the law works, and what this means for them now and in the future. Many are not aware of the different forms that families and adult relationships can take.”
The report does show, however, that the school has improved from a report that gave it the lowest rating of “inadequate” in 2013. A new headteacher, Jon Reynard, was then drafted in on a temporary basis and he has said he is delighted by the turnaround over the last 15 months.
On the points about teaching pupils about democracy Mr Reynard told local newspaper The Argus: “I think that is more like a political agenda of Ofsted where they look at our British values, and by that they mean democracy and the rule of law.”
The Government now requires schools to teach “British values” instituted in response to the Trojan Horse affair, the attempt to enforce a hardline Islamic ethos into schools in Birmingham.
Mr Reynard, who is also an executive headteacher at a neighbouring school, will not be able to continue as headteacher at Annecy because he is not a Catholic.
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