A group which hopes to set up a two-form faith-based primary school in the Palmers Green/Edmonton area has published information about its project.
The Faith And Community School would open in September 2015 and would be state-funded in line with the government's Free Schools initiative. As a Muslim school it would place emphasis on teaching the Arabic language and learning about the Qur'an. However, one of the leading members of the project team is Irene Kay, a prominent Jewish educationalist.
The group's prospectus places emphasis on welcoming children "from across the cultural and religious spectrum" and on teaching children about Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Buddhism, as well as Islam. The objective of integrating the school and pupils, staff and parents into the wider community is also highlighted.
Despite being "open to children of all faiths and none", it is the declared intention to "promote religious practice" and a key value would be "God consciousness".
More information is available on the group's website, which includes a link to a Demand Survey, and on its Facebook page. In addition, there will be informal public meetings in Edmonton on 25th January and at Trinity-at-Bowes Community Centre on 1st February.
As far as we know, the group has not revealed where in the Palmers Green/Edmonton area it intends to build the school.
