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I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

Abso-bloody-lutely. Teaching kids by whatever means you can that they will be entering a multicultural world when they grow up can only ever be a good thing, imo. Despite best intentions, the implementation of that principle can sometimes be less than ideal, and the reporting of it by the...

Then you haven't read my post properly either. "The school has responded by saying "school trips usually involved visits to the countryside, taking in farms and zoos, but it had recently focused on outings to a mosque and factory." The piece never said that the report had said that the school...

The sentence you highlight had a slightly different intent than the one that you might think taking it at face value. A gentle whooosh, perhaps. I agree with your sentiments and comments.

Ummm, it wasn't the report that said it! It was the Headteacher's comment replying to the report. It might help if you actually read the piece first. Just a thought.

Would that be the prevailing culture which is Anglican or Catholic; royalist or republican; socialist or capitalist; rich or less wealthy; inner city or rural; Southern or Northern; those with an IQ of 125+ or those with an IQ of <90; those who support football or those who play polo; etc.? It...

A single half day exposure won't deliver a Eureka moment, for sure. But it's better than nothing. Besides, they might get more than one trip. Also, elsewhere in the piece, they say that the school are trying set up a partnership with an inner city school. These things should add to the...

If you read beyond the headline, you get this from the actual report: "The report said: "The large majority of pupils are white British. Very few are from other ethnic groups, and currently no pupils speak English as an additional language. The school needs to extend pupils' understanding of...