LETTER : Continuing value of religious education in our schools

From Ms Pauline Marstrand

Sir: Three cheers for Polly Toynbee. It is high time for a concerted outcry against the provision of religious instruction of any kind in state schools. Ending it would provide more time for activities which cannot be provided at home - such as music, dance, hands-on science and crafts - and would enable parents to provide whatever they feel their children need without fear of confusing contradiction.

Yours in hope,

Pauline Marstrand

Tollesbury,

Essex