Tags: Faith schools
NSS welcomes investigation into “extremist schools”
The National Secular Society has welcomed reports that Ofsted inspectors are to be sent to schools amid concerns that... Read More »
Faith school allocation may infringe human rights
Non-religious and Christian parents who have been allocated places for their children at a Sikh free school have argued... Read More »
Success! Exam regulator bans censorship of exam questions at faith schools
Faith schools will no longer be allowed to redact questions about evolution and reproduction from science exam papers... Read More »
Al-Madinah free school under scrutiny again
The education watchdog Ofsted will pay a further monitoring visit to the controversial Al-Madinah Muslim School in... Read More »
Derbyshire County Council scraps “faith school transport”; Bradford and Northumberland to follow soon?
Councillors at Derbyshire County Council have approved a proposal to cut free transport for pupils travelling to religious... Read More »
Church of England bids to open school on major new housing development
The Church of England is bidding to run the first primary school which will be built on a major new housing development... Read More »
Government response to exam censorship neglects children's independent interests, says the NSS
The National Secular Society has accused the Government of neglecting the best interests of children after it refused... Read More »
Muslim state schools ordered not to discriminate on the basis of gender
Following concerns raised by the National Secular Society three Muslim state schools have been told not to discriminate... Read More »
Government complicit in redaction of exam questions
The National Secular Society has discovered that exam boards, the exam regulator and the government have been colluding... Read More »
Concerns raised over sex discrimination against teachers in Muslim schools
The National Secular Society has warned that the proliferation of religious schools could be opening the door to gender... Read More »
Study reveals teens' views on faith and Religious Education
New research findings from the Youth On Religion (YOR) study, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and... Read More »
Study reveals teens' views on faith and Religious Education
Young people in multi-faith areas favour multi-faith over single-faith schools. They also value religious education but want to see changes in its content and delivery. Read More »
Cornwall consults on scrapping free transport to religious schools
Cornwall County Council is under fire for considering the removal of subsidies for transport of pupils to religious... Read More »
Britain’s first state-funded Hindu school plans large-scale expansion
Britain's only state-funded Hindu school, located in Harrow Middlesex, is planning a large-scale expansion which will... Read More »
Britain’s first state-funded Hindu school plans large-scale expansion
Britain's only state-funded Hindu school, located in Harrow Middlesex, is planning a large-scale expansion which will make it one of the largest "faith schools" in the country. Read More »
Edinburgh secularists challenge religious privilege in Scotland’s education system
Edinburgh Secular Society (ESS) has presented its case for the removal of unelected religious representatives on local... Read More »
Church takeover of community school blocked by local authority
Plans to convert a Suffolk community school to a Church of England voluntary aided school have been blocked by Suffolk... Read More »
Educate Together to open first UK school
The Irish-based educational charity Educate Together has announced it is to set up an Academy Trust to run a new primary... Read More »
NSS intervenes in bid to prevent Church takeover of Suffolk community school
The National Secular Society is assisting local parents to block a proposal to convert a Suffolk community school... Read More »
New research reveals socio-economic segregation impact of faith schools
New research published by the Fair Admissions Campaign has highlighted the extent to which faith-based admissions... Read More »
Report says governors at “chaotic” Muslim free school have been told to resign or school will be closed
The Derby Telegraph is reporting that the governors at the Al-Madinah Muslim free school have been told to step down... Read More »
Deadline approaches for changes at Al-Madinah school
The Al-Madinah free school in Derby will be told this week that it must replace its board of governors or have its... Read More »
Welsh churches protest over proposals to cut transport to faith schools
Despite the fact that Wales is being particularly badly affected by the current economic downturn, churches in the... Read More »
Church of England anticipates big expansion of its schools nationwide
The Church Times has reported this week that there is to be a large-scale expansion of Church of England schools across... Read More »
Lancashire church leaders unhappy at proposal to increase parents’ contribution to faith school transport costs
Lancashire County Council is under fire from church leaders who accuse them of planning to "penalise" parents who... Read More »
