Tags: Faith schools
NSS criticise Church plan to open 125 new free schools
The Church of England is planning to bid for control of more than one quarter of the new free schools announced by... Read More »
Parents protest against religious discrimination in Irish schools
Irish parents demonstrated over the weekend for reform to the country's school admissions – in an education... Read More »
Reading Council proposes end to faith school travel subsidy
Reading Borough Council has opened a consultation on a proposal to end taxpayer funding for parents who opt to send... Read More »
Church ‘using academisation to increase religious influence in schools’
The National Secular Society has written to the Department for Education over concerns that the Church of England... Read More »
Inclusive schools needed to tackle radicalisation, says European Commission
The European Commission has called for inclusive education to help tackle radicalisation across the continent.
Preventing... Read More »
UN children’s rights Committee calls on UK to abolish compulsory worship in schools
A United Nations committee has urged the UK to repeal laws requiring the provision of 'broadly Christian' worship... Read More »
NSS criticises council proposal to expand faith school provision
The National Secular Society has called on Milton Keynes Council to rethink plans to meet increasing demand for school... Read More »
Discriminatory faith school bus policy “under review”
The National Secular Society (NSS) has welcomed news from Telford and Wrekin Council that its discriminatory school... Read More »
Faith school pupil not allowed on council-run ‘Christian only’ bus
The National Secular Society has urged a local authority to review its school transport policy after a pupil was told... Read More »
NSS: Efforts to better integrate religious minorities must include a reappraisal of faith schools
The National Secular Society has welcomed comments from Trevor Phillips calling for the "active integration" of religious... Read More »
Independent Islamic schools undermining British values with gender segregation, says Ofsted
Sir Michael Wilshaw has warned that leaders in some independent Islamic schools are continuing to undermine British... Read More »
Academisation plans risk increasing religious influence in schools, warns NSS
The National Secular Society has warned that Government plans to convert all schools in England into academies could... Read More »
All Noah’s Ark theme park staff must “profess Christ as their saviour”
All workers at the Kentucky 'replica' of Noah's Ark – including cleaners and ticket staff – will have... Read More »
Cross-party call by MPs for more inclusive faith school admissions
A cross-party group of MPs has called on the Government to make faith school admissions more inclusive and bolster... Read More »
Orthodox school bans mention of “evolution or prehistoric events”
Ofsted have written a scathing criticism of an independent orthodox Jewish school which has a policy of not referencing... Read More »
Faith schools selecting pupils from more affluent backgrounds
A new report by the Sutton Trust has revealed how the most socially selective schools are likely to be faith schools... Read More »
NSS urges schools commissioner to reject church plan to control community schools
The National Secular Society has called on the Regional Schools Commissioner for the North of England to oppose plans... Read More »
Faith school transport subsidies set to be axed by Lancashire Council
Lancashire County Council has come under fire from the Church of England over plans to remove transport subsidies... Read More »
Four Newcastle schools facing Church of England takeover
Four non-religious schools are to be merged with a CofE primary under a single academy trust controlled by the Church... Read More »
Religion-based Scottish education system needs to adapt to social change, say academics
A report into the influence of religion in Scottish law has said that Scotland's education system is out-of-step with... Read More »
Church stresses “urgent need” to focus evangelism on children, young people and their parents
The National Secular Society (NSS) has warned that publicly funded schools shouldn't be used for evangelism after... Read More »
UN calls on Ireland to recognise needs of non-Christian children in the education system
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has criticised Ireland in its periodic review, urging the... Read More »
‘Catholics-only’ school bus policy to be reviewed
The National Secular Society has welcomed news that a 'discriminatory' school bus policy, which gives Catholic pupils... Read More »
Government announces clampdown on complaints about faith school admissions code violations
The National Secular Society has warned that Government plans to stop secularist campaign groups from challenging... Read More »
Ultra-Orthodox schools still use corporal punishment, say campaigners
A charity and support group for former Ultra-Orthodox Jews has warned the Government that corporal punishment is widely... Read More »
