July 28, 2010
Source: The Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/7914808/Atheists-could-set-up-free-schools.html
The Education Secretary said he would be "interested" to look at proposals for non-religious schools from figures such Professor Richard Dawkins.
Prof Dawkins, author of The God Delusion, said last month that he approved of the idea of setting up a "free-thinking” school.
The comments follow the publication of Coalition plans to give parents' groups, teachers and charities powers to open their own schools at taxpayers' expense.