Attitudes to teaching sensitive religious material in schools in the light of the Batley Grammar School case (4279)

Type of Data: Attitudes to teaching sensitive religious material in schools in the light of the Batley Grammar School case (4279)

Faith Community: General, Islam

Date: 2023, 6-16 March

Geography: United Kingdom

Sample Size: 1132

Population: Primary and secondary schoolteachers

Keywords: Batley Grammar School, blasphemy, headteachers, image of the Prophet Muhammad, Policy Exchange, protests outside schools over the use of religious materials considered offensive, self-censorship to avoid giving offence on religious grounds, willingness to report Islamist extremism to police, YouGov

Collection Method: Online interview

Collection Agency: YouGov

Sponsor: Policy Exchange

Published Source:

Damon Perry, ‘Blasphemy’ in Schools: Self-Censorship and Security Fears amongst British Teachers, London: Policy Exchange, 2023

https://policyexchange.org.uk

BRIN ID: 4279

Remarks:

In the Batley Grammar School case (2021), a teacher had been suspended after showing a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad in a religious studies class, leading to protests outside the school by angry Muslim parents and external activists.

Posted by: Clive D. Field

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