Tags: Faith schools
NSS rejects Church’s call for end to RE right to withdraw, without meaningful reform
The National Secular Society has said that Religious Education must be fundamentally reformed before the existing... Read More »
New faith schools announced in latest round of free schools
A number of new faith schools have been approved to open by the Department for Education (DfE) in the twelfth wave... Read More »
“No evidence” that denominational schools are academically superior, study finds
A report by the Institute for Public Policy Research has found that there is "no evidence" to suggest Scotland's denominational... Read More »
Sadiq Khan: Imperative that pupils from different backgrounds mix at school
Sadiq Khan has hit out at the Government's plans to allow total religiously-selective admissions in new free schools... Read More »
Report confirms deep ethnic divisions in English faith schools
A new report, Understanding school segregation in England, has set out the extent of ethnic and religious division... Read More »
“Unacceptable” for Ultra-Orthodox faith schools to shun children with transgender parents, says DfE
The Department for Education is to investigate faith schools implicated in the ostracisation of children of transgender... Read More »
Keep education and religion separate to boost science attainment, study suggests
A study by academics at Leeds Beckett University and the University of Missouri has found a strong "negative correlation"... Read More »
LibDems back phasing out religious discrimination in school admissions
The LibDems have backed a series of reforms to the role of religion in the UK education system, in a motion approved... Read More »
Christian group warns of “hidden dangers” in challenging homophobia
A fundamentalist group which provides support to Accelerated Christian Education schools in the UK is hosting a discussion... Read More »
MP calls for Scotland to embrace a secular education system
Tommy Sheppard MP has called for Scotland to move towards a secular education system and expressed his hope that secularist... Read More »
Commons passes ‘mandatory’ sex education, but includes religious opt outs
The passage of an amendment to the Children and Social Work Bill means that Relationships and Sex Education will become... Read More »
Sex education reforms: faith schools to keep special exemptions
The National Secular Society has welcomed moves to make sex and relationship education statutory, but urged the Government... Read More »
Fresh ‘Trojan Horse’ claims plague Oldham schools
The Sunday Times has reported on allegations of two new cases of attempts to foist a strict Islamic ethos on non-religious... Read More »
Success! Gwynedd Council rethinks plan to impose church school on community
Plans for a new 'super school' in Bala to have a religious designation have been shelved following widespread opposition... Read More »
Liam Neeson backs integrated education in Northern Ireland
Actor Liam Neeson has released a video message calling for more integrated schools in Northern Ireland.
The appeal... Read More »
Non-religious parents will be disadvantaged by new faith school, NSS tells Council
The National Secular Society has warned Powys Council that significant numbers of non-religious parents and young... Read More »
Don’t force the hijab on young girls, says Muslim women’s rights campaigner
Shaista Gohir of the Muslim Women's Network has criticised Muslim parents who make their young daughters wear hijabs.... Read More »
Northern Ireland: Secularists support moves to integrate education
The National Secular Society has called for more efforts to integrate education, promote citizenship education and... Read More »
“All schools” must provide sex education, says Labour MP in appeal for Conservative support
Labour MP Stella Creasy has written in Conservative Home appealing for cross-party support to make sex and relationships... Read More »
Latest religious takeover will see two community schools run by the Church
Two community schools in Kent are to be folded into an academy trust under Church control, in the latest Church takeover... Read More »
Local community rallies against religious ethos for new school
Hundreds of people have protested against a new school in Bala having a Church in Wales ethos, and a local councillor... Read More »
Ireland to consider banning schools from using religion in admissions
The Irish Minister for Education and Skills has set out plans to tackle the religious discrimination endemic in the... Read More »
Faith school heads and governors raise concerns about academy religious takeovers
Religious leaders are set to steamroll faith schools into massive academy chains, centralising church control over... Read More »
NSS urges Scottish Government to tackle governance failures concerning religion in schools
The National Secular Society has highlighted failures in the governance of Scottish schools, identifying a string... Read More »
Government refuses to review discrimination against teachers in faith schools
The National Secular Society has criticised the Government for refusing to accept a recommendation from the Equality... Read More »
