Tags: Faith Schools
Established church hinders religious freedom, NSS tells UN expert
The NSS has told a UN expert that lack of separation between Church and state is undermining freedom of religion or belief in the UK. Read More »
Orkney Council ends voting privileges for religious appointees
The National Secular Society has welcomed a Scottish council's decision to end voting privileges for unelected religious... Read More »
NI faith schools cost taxpayer extra £226mn every year
Northern Ireland's religiously divided education system costs taxpayers £226mn extra each year, a new study... Read More »
Faith school told pupils about “negative impact” of homosexuality
A faith school discussed the "negative impact of homosexuality" with pupils as part of its response to allegations... Read More »
Government agrees to include NSS findings in school admissions review
The government has said it will consider National Secular Society research on faith schools as part of its next review... Read More »
NSS calls for faith-based RSE to be included in review
The National Secular Society has urged the government to consider the potential harms caused by faith-based relationships... Read More »
Faith school not teaching any secular subjects, Ofsted finds
An independent faith school is teaching "no secular subjects" from Year 8 upwards, a new Ofsted report has revealed.... Read More »
Faith schools coercing families with ‘cultish’ practices, NSS finds
The National Secular Society has found faith schools are trying to control families' private lives, including parents'... Read More »
A third of teachers say faith a ‘barrier’ to discussing LGBT issues
One in three teachers says faith acts as a 'barrier' to discussing LGBT+ topics in school, a new survey has revealed.... Read More »
End religious discrimination in schools, UN committee tells Ireland
The National Secular Society has welcomed a United Nations committee's recommendation that Ireland ends faith-based... Read More »
Gay children should repent, Muslim parents told at conference
A speaker at an anti-LGBT education group's conference told attendees that gay children must be taught to repent.... Read More »
Faith school prevents pupils from sitting exams to avoid “offence”
A faith school is not allowing its pupils to sit any public exams in case the content is 'offensive' to religion.... Read More »
NSS calls for action on religious homophobia in report to UN
The National Secular Society has highlighted the role of religion in discrimination against LGBT people in a submission... Read More »
Panel wrongly questions child’s religion at appeal for faith school entry
A child rejected by a faith school had his baptism status wrongly queried by an admissions appeal panel, an ombudsman... Read More »
Faith school not teaching students about consent in sex education
An independent faith school is failing to teach students about consent as part of its sex education program, inspectors... Read More »
Over 100 new unregistered school investigations opened this year
Ofsted opened over 100 new investigations into unregistered schools, many of them faith schools, in the last 12 months.... Read More »
Faith school fails to teach human reproduction in science
An independent faith school is failing to teach pupils about human reproduction in science, inspectors have found.... Read More »
Faith schools fail inspections for eight years running
The National Secular Society has called for government action after recent reports revealed two faith schools have... Read More »
Scotland: “No plans” to end religious committee representatives
Scotland's Education Secretary has said there are "no plans" to end places for religious appointees on education committees.... Read More »
NSS urges education secretary to end religious appointees law
The National Secular Society has called on Scotland's education secretary to end automatic places on education committees... Read More »
Secular subjects at faith school limited to English and maths
A faith school has failed an inspection for devoting most of its curriculum to religion, with "little time" for secular... Read More »
Women’s health strategy aims to end taboos
The government aims to end taboos on women's health issues including menstruation and contraception in its new strategy.... Read More »
Pupils at failing Catholic school 'do not learn about other faiths'
A state-funded Catholic school has been criticised by inspectors for failing to teach pupils about other religions.... Read More »
Gov't refuses to end faith school discrimination despite inequalities
The National Secular Society has called on the government to act to end faith-based school admissions after a minister... Read More »
Islamic school leader banned for misogynistic and homophobic sermons
The National Secular Society has welcomed a decision to ban a former faith school proprietor after he published hateful... Read More »