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Papers and minutes

Updated 8 March 2024

This page contains papers for the next meeting. It also provides links to minutes and papers for recent meetings.

Papers and minutes

My daughter’s conscientious objection

Updated 15 September 2016

A Quaker parent, and school governor, reflects on a painful struggle with their 10 year-old daughter's primary school.

Challenging militarism: A 10 year-old's conscientious objection

Clerks Update: September 2023

Updated 13 October 2023

Issue 7 of Clerks' Update in 2023 is now available. This is a key communication channel for local and area meeting clerks.

Clerks Update: September 2023

Yearly Meeting 2023

Updated 6 March 2024

Yearly Meeting 2023

9 voices the Department for Education would ban from schools

Updated 8 October 2020

Recent Department for Education guidance tells headteachers in England to ensure external organisations, speakers and resources do not take "extremist" stances. These include a stated desire to abolish capitalism and "a failure to condemn illegal activities done in support of their cause". The guidance also bans "victim narratives that are harmful to British society".

9 voices the Department for Education would ban from schools

10 things the government could do to rethink security

Updated 14 November 2019

One of the good things about a new person taking over a job is that they can take a fresh look at the tasks in hand and ask: what's working? What's not? What might be out of date?It can be an opportunity for a rethink.

10 things the government could do to rethink security