students at Key Stage 4 (14–16) be taught: that the fossil record is evidence for evolution how variation and selection may lead to evolution or extinction Similar requirements exist in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In 2003, the Emmanuel Schools Foundation (previously the Vardy Foundation after its founder, Sir Peter Vardy) sponsored a number of "faith-based" academies where evolution and creationist ideas would be taught side-by-side in science classes. This caused a considerable amount of controversy. The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has expressed his view that creationism should not be taught in schools. An organisation called Truth in Science has distributed teaching packs of creationist information to schools, and claims that fifty-nine schools are using the packs as "a useful classroom resource." The government has stated that "Neither intelligent design nor creationism are recognised scientific theories and they are not included in the science curriculum. The Truth in Science information pack is therefore not an appropriate resource to support the science curriculum." It is arranging to communicate this message directly to schools. The teaching of creationism and intelligent design in schools in the UK is being opposed by the British Centre for Science Education (BCSE). Some Democratic Unionist Party DUP politicians have called for creationism to be taught in schools. United States In the United States, creationists and proponents of evolution are engaged in a long-standing battle over the legal status of creation and evolution in the public school science classroom. Some 13 US states are exposed to offer pro-creationist contents in public or charter schools, and they often are criticized as unconstitutional. There are also religious homeschool curriculum that offer creationist education. See also Creation–evolution controversy Evolution and the Catholic Church Flying Spaghetti Monster Hindu views on evolution Intelligent design in politics Islamic views on evolution Jewish views on evolution Level of support for evolution "Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution" Religion and children References External links Creation education materials and articles at Answers in Genesis − (The New York Times / Retro Report; November 2017) Biology education Creationism Evolution and religion Politics of science Public education Religion and education Textbook controversies