People feeling at a loss regarding the challenges faced by Christian families in the education system, often wondering why the church doesn’t provide more help (beyond suggesting home education as a solution), may find that a new guide published in February plugs a gap.
You’re Not Alone: a guide for the Christian family in education was launched to help parents take a more active role in the education of their children and to encourage churches to support those parents. The resource, together with an accompanying website (educa-tion.eauk.org), seeks to inform Christian parents of their rights and responsibilities in education, and it challenges the idea that the state should have the final word on decisions about how children are educated.
Dr David Landrum, director of advocacy at the Evangelical Alliance and author of the report, commented on its launch: ‘Too often Christian parents have felt alone when trying to navigate the education system. We want to see parents better informed about what’s going on, but also far better supported by the wider church around them, so that their children are raised in schools that respect their faith values. We want them to know that they are not alone.’
