An especially worrying development is that is Academies - government funded, but sponsored by groups/individuals - these are often 'Christian' and strongly so. - Check out this link about the process by which one of these organisations is trying to appoint its Headteacher - it made my stomach turn. - http://www.tes.co.uk/section/staffroom/thread.aspx?story_id=2655107&path=/school+ma...