Tags: Faith schools
Adjudicator can’t stop Jewish school’s impositions on families
A Jewish state school may continue enforcing strict religious observance criteria on children and their families after... Read More »
Jewish school may severely restrict families’ IT use, says DfE
The government has said it will not prevent an independent Jewish girls' school from placing severe restrictions on... Read More »
End religious appointees on Scottish education committees, NSS says
The National Secular Society has urged members of the Scottish parliament to remove religious appointees from councils'... Read More »
Government warns Islamic independent school over sex segregation
An Islamic independent school that segregates male and female pupils has been warned by the government almost two... Read More »
Seventh Day Adventist schools warned over safeguarding concerns
Two independent Seventh Day Adventist schools, one of which demonstrated a "victim-blaming approach" to safeguarding,... Read More »
Schools told to take account of pupils’ religious background in RSE
The government will require schools in England to take "the religious background of all pupils into account" during... Read More »
NSS backs home school register to protect child rights
The National Secular Society has given its backing to a registration system for children who do not attend state-funded... Read More »
Andrew Moffat to deliver Bradlaugh Lecture in Manchester
A teacher targeted by religious protesters for teaching about LGBT+ equality will speak at the National Secular Society's... Read More »
NSS criticises decision to fund new discriminatory faith school
The National Secular Society has criticised government plans to fund a new religiously selective faith school in Peterborough.... Read More »
Islamic school that refused entry to inspector warned by DfE
An independent Islamic faith school has been warned by the government after it refused entry to a school inspector... Read More »
Government warns independent faith schools over sex segregation
Two independent faith schools which segregate children by sex and one which encourages girls to enter "caring professions"... Read More »
School to investigate governor over LGBT "child abuse" comments
A school is investigating a governor who called LGBT-inclusive education "child grooming" and said it "opens the door... Read More »
Exposed: Orthodox Jewish schools’ plan to escape LGBT-inclusive RSE
Ultra-orthodox Jewish schools are planning to refuse to teach aspects of relationships and sex education (RSE) by... Read More »
School governor calls LGBT-inclusive education “child grooming”
The National Secular Society has criticised a Church of England school governor for calling LGBT+ inclusive education... Read More »
NSS warns of growing threat from religious anti-RSE campaigners
The National Secular Society has warned of a growing threat from reactionary religious campaigns against relationships... Read More »
Ofsted recommends allowing failing private Jewish school to expand
The education watchdog Ofsted has recommended allowing an independent Jewish school to expand, despite leaders being... Read More »
Ofsted’s new inspection framework returns focus to inclusion
The National Secular Society has welcomed a commitment to inclusion in an updated school inspection framework for... Read More »
Over half of independent schools warned in March were faith schools
Three Jewish schools which shielded children from knowledge about different types of people, including LGBT people... Read More »
DfE de-prioritises respect for difference in independent schools
The Department for Education has watered down requirements on independent schools in England to promote respect for... Read More »
NSS broadly welcomes changes to RE and RSE in Welsh curriculum
The National Secular Society has expressed broad support for reforms to the teaching of religion, relationships and... Read More »
Peer raises shortage of religiously neutral schools in Lords debate
A peer has highlighted the shortage of religiously neutral schooling in England during a House of Lords debate, referencing... Read More »
Council ends church officials’ education committee voting rights
The National Secular Society has welcomed a decision from a council in eastern Scotland to withdraw voting rights... Read More »
NSS signs major letter against new fully selective faith schools
Leading public figures and campaigners including the National Secular Society have urged the government not to fund... Read More »
NSS questions school’s discrimination against non-religious
The National Secular Society has questioned the legality of a policy at a school in North Yorkshire which requires... Read More »
NSS urges support for teachers amid anti-LGBT protests and threats
The National Secular Society has urged the government to reconsider a requirement on schools to take pupils' "religious... Read More »
