In the committee stages of the Academies Bill yesterday we had a fascinating debate about the role of faith schools and the risks they pose. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201011/ldhansrd/text/100623-0005.htm#10062341000480 . I am concerned that a quarter of existing academies are faith schools, ranging from the traditional Church of England local community primary schools to the highly selective fundamentalist Christian,…