BBC: The government has pledged its support for the principle of faith schools - with the prospect of many more Muslim schools within the state sector.
Schools Secretary Ed Balls and faith group leaders have formed a partnership - endorsing faith schools as a force to improve social cohesion in England.
Mr Balls says faith groups could raise standards in poorer areas, which may be through multi-faith academies.
But a teachers' union warns that faith schools can separate communities. Faith schools set for expansion (more)
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