Labor confirms it will allow schools to hire secular workers under chaplaincy program

Former education minister Alan Tudge claimed the plan would effectively end' the use of religious chaplains in some schools

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Former Coalition education minister Alan Tudge has warned Labor's plan to give schools a choice of secular pastoral care workers will effectively end" the use of religious chaplains in some schools.

The new education minister, Jason Clare, confirmed on Friday the Albanese government intends to give schools a choice of whether to hire a religious or secular pastoral care worker through the $60m-a-year program.

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