According to the newspaper, the report by the Government’s adviser on political violence and disruption, Lord Walney, will urge the Department for Education (DfE) to issue schools with statutory guidance to protect teachers’ freedom of expression. The guidance would also say schools should not automatically suspend teachers over blasphemy claims and would prevent schools from publicly identifying teachers involved. Under the proposals, schools would not be obliged to consult parents, faith or community groups on educational content that might insult religious groups. The think tank claimed this had created a “de facto blasphemy code in schools across the country”. A total of 1,132 teachers from across the UK took part in the survey.
