What role does the Church have to play in mainstream education today?
	The church, as the film makes clear, has played a crucial and honorable role in providing education over the past 1000 years. Recently, the Government has expressed a wish to see more 'faith' schools in Britain. However, riots in inner cities and the events outside the Holy Cross school in Belfast have been cited by others as a reason not to divide and separate young children in this way as it will encourage a sense of 'us' and 'them' Students could research this subject using recent press cuttings from a variety of different types of newspaper, making a list of the reasons for and against keeping/extending church schools. What do students think? Do they think a church school should be there to teach people who belong to that faith, or that the churches have a duty to everybody (If the latter, what might people 'owe' the church in return?) (N.B. approximately 25% of primary schools are church schools. Many of these are small schools, the only educational presence in rural communities, run by the Church of England or the Roman Catholic Church. For more information about the Church of England's role in education, see the National Society's website:       http://www.natsoc.org.uk
	Extend the discussion about whether Church schools. Are all 'faith' schools the same? (e.g. is a small church primary school which has been the only school in a village for 150 years, the same as a new secondary 'faith' school in an urban area in terms of how it sees its mission?). How can cultures retain their identity and, at the same time, be open to alternative ways of thinking and believing.