Teacher's Views Spark New Row ; Concern Over Questioning of Darwin's Theory

The Journal › October 09, 2006

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A CONTROVERSIAL North-East school group is at the centre of a fresh "creationism" storm after its head of science helped launch an organisation to get children to question the theory of evolution.

Steve Layfield, head of science at Emmanuel College in Gateshead, is a director of Truth in Science, an organisation that has sent teaching packs casting doubts on Darwinism to all British secondary schools.

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Teacher's Views Spark New Row ; Concern Over Questioning of Darwin's Theory

Emmanuel and other schools run by its sponsor Sir Peter Vardy have been surrounded by controversy over claims Sir Peter's evangelical Christian views ...

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