بريطانيا: جدل حول تعديل الجدول الدراسي لدعم المسلمين في صيام رمضان

خبر من مصادر إنجليزية.

تشهد الساحة التعليمية البريطانية حالة من الجدل بعد اقتراح تعديل جدول اختبارات الشهادة الثانوية، مراعاةً للطلاب المسلمين الصائمين خلال شهر رمضان؛ بحيث تكون الاختبارات في وقت مبكر لا يشعر فيه الطلاب المسلمون بالجوع الشديد.

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Plans to overhaul GCSE timetable to avoid clash with Ramadan

Controversial proposals to change the timetable to help fasting pupils are opposed by education campaigners, who believe giving special consideration to one religious group will cause resentment

Proposals to bring forward GCSE and A-level examinations so Muslim pupils aren't fasting for Ramadan during the exam season are to be debated at an education conference this month.

According to the Mail On Sunday, another option to be discussed at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers Union (ATL) conference is holding exams in the morning when fasting pupils are less likely to be hungry.

It has also been suggested that Muslim students who feel their performance has been affected by their fasting could be eligible for extra marks due to 'extenuating circumstances'.

The problem has arisen because Ramadan, a holy period in the Islamic calendar requiring Muslims to fast during daylight hours, will fall progressively earlier in the summer from next year – eventually clashing with the May-June exam season in 2016.

However, Chris McGovern, a former head teacher and spokesman for the Campaign for Real Education, said he would be against making changes to the exam timetable for the benefit of Muslim pupils.