Tags: Faith schools
‘Driving ban’ Charedi school criticised by Ofsted after emergency inspection
A school which threatened a 'ban' on mothers driving their children to school has been criticised by Ofsted for failing... Read More »
Church of England seeks special protection for failing faith schools
One of the Church of England's bishops in the House of Lords has put down an amendment to the Education and Adoption... Read More »
Female governor made to sit “out of sight” of men during school governors’ meetings at Islamic school
Ofsted has released a damning advice note on the Bridge Schools Inspectorate, revealing shocking failures by independent... Read More »
NSS urges Education Secretary not to force Isle of Wight pupils into faith schools
The National Secular Society has written to Education Secretary Nicky Morgan objecting to plans to close down a non-religiously... Read More »
Academy closure will force children into faith schools
Parents on the Isle of Wight face being forced to accept places at religious schools for their children after plans... Read More »
Orthodox Jewish state school bans TV and the internet from pupils’ homes and tells parents to dress ‘modestly’
An Orthodox Jewish faith school instructs pupils' parents not to wear bright clothing, to cover their elbows and knees,... Read More »
Last local authority-run school in Blackpool to be taken over by Islamic education group
Highfield Humanities College, the last secondary school in Blackpool under local authority control, is to be taken... Read More »
Muslim school slammed by Ofsted as former pupil says the College was “utterly cruel”
An independent Muslim girls' school with a "strong emphasis" on Islamic studies has been downgraded to "inadequate"... Read More »
NSS calls for new inspection of Islamic school that bans “socialising with outsiders”
The National Secular Society has written to the Department for Education and Ofsted calling for a fresh inspection... Read More »
Prime Minister 'blinkered to ignore role faith schools play in segregating communities'
Despite criticising "segregated" education, Prime Minister David Cameron has defended the continuation of faith schools... Read More »
NSS welcomes Caroline Lucas’ bill on compulsory PSHE and sex education
Caroline Lucas MP has urged the Government to make personal, social and health education (PSHE) compulsory in all... Read More »
Government presses on with new Sikh free school despite council objections
The Government has approved plans for a new Sikh ethos free school in Derby, despite the fact that the City Council... Read More »
Diocese stresses “purity” and “virtue of chastity” in Catholic schools’ sex education guidelines
New guidelines from the Diocese of Portsmouth say that Catholic schools should promote "chastity" as the "underlying... Read More »
Demos warns of ethnic segregation in minority faith schools
Research by the think tank Demos has warned that British schools are "highly segregated" and that "some faith schools... Read More »
Cambridge councillors take stand against new faith schools, call for inclusive education
Cambridgeshire councillors have lambasted "segregation" caused by faith schools and recommended against building new... Read More »
NSS briefs UN committee on state of children’s rights
The National Secular Society has warned that faith schools are becoming increasingly divisive and inimical to the... Read More »
Academy teaches “abstinence” as contraception and sex education in line with the “Maker’s Instructions”
A parent has raised serious concerns with the National Secular Society over the strongly religious nature of sex and... Read More »
Widespread local denial over Trojan Horse, as DfE accuses select committee of ‘downplaying’ the scandal
A Birmingham councillor has warned of widespread local denial over the Trojan Horse scandal, days after the DfE said... Read More »
Ireland strongly criticised by UN for domination of religious schools over education system
The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) has called on Ireland to "increase the... Read More »
NSS welcomes closure of school inspectorate with alleged extremist links
The National Secular Society has welcomed the news that the Bridge Schools Inspectorate (BSI) is to close, after strongly... Read More »
Former education secretary calls for abolition of collective worship law and reform of RE
The obligation on state schools in England and Wales to provide a daily act of collective worship should be scrapped,... Read More »
Tristram Hunt criticises “absurdities” caused by having faith schools in the education system
Labour's Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt has warned that faith schools leave little hope for an integrated... Read More »
Forced academisation could impose religion on pupils
The National Secular Society has warned that proposals to force struggling local authority schools in England to become... Read More »
NSS calls for investigation of Orthodox Jewish schools after driving ban on mothers
The National Secular Society has called on the Department for Education to investigate two independent Orthodox Jewish... Read More »
Creationism blocked in Scottish science classes
The Scottish education minister has stated that creationism should not be taught in science classes in publicly-funded... Read More »
