Tags: Faith schools
72% support council’s bid to cut free travel subsidy for faith schools
Kirklees Council is considering ending free travel to faith schools in a bid to cut out unnecessary expenditure. The... Read More »
Court ruling: local authorities are under no obligation to subsidise transport to faith schools
A judge has ruled that the state is not obliged to subsidise transportation to and from faith schools, despite ruling... Read More »
LibDem leadership contender calls for secular state
Tim Farron, one of two candidates for the leadership of the Liberal Democrats, has called for the Church of England... Read More »
NSS urges Government to resist regressive demands to lift admissions cap on faith schools
The NSS has urged the Government to resist regressive demands to allow more discrimination in faith schools after... Read More »
Faith school closes so staff can go on religious pilgrimage
A Catholic primary school in Birmingham closed for a day during term-time so that its staff could attend a pilgrimage... Read More »
NSS backs parents allocated Sikh school against their wishes
The National Secular Society is supporting parents unhappy about their children being allocated a Sikh ethos free... Read More »
NSS backs parents allocated Sikh school against their wishes
The National Secular Society is supporting parents whose children have been allocated a Sikh ethos free school against their wishes. Read More »
Failed Orthodox school prioritised “narrow” religious education over reading, maths and science -Ofsted
An Independent Jewish faith school has failed all five Ofsted assessment criteria and been branded "inadequate" for... Read More »
Educate Together describes religious monopoly over Irish schools as “shocking”
Educate Together, the independent NGO that runs non-faith schools in Ireland, has warned of the "shocking" control... Read More »
Priest criticises Catholics-only school bus policy for faith school pupils
Flintshire Council has come under attack from a priest over its policy of only funding school bus travel to faith... Read More »
Social Integration Commission calls for limits on new faith schools
A new report by the Social Integration Commission has warned of segregation in Britain and called on the Department... Read More »
Catholic school's transport 'discrimination' claim disputed by secularists
Swansea Council is facing a judicial review after deciding to phase-out its subsidy for faith school students to have... Read More »
Creationism motion gains more support in Scottish Parliament
Two MSPs have offered formal support for a motion which calls for Scottish children to be made "aware of" creationist... Read More »
Durham Free School criticised for emphasis on religion when recruiting staff – teachers branded “crap” by MP
Durham Free School, ranked as "inadequate" by Ofsted on all inspection criteria, has been strongly criticised for... Read More »
Faith schools accused of blocking NHS sexual health experts from the classroom
Roman Catholic and Muslim faith schools in Blackburn have been accused of stopping the NHS Community Education Sexual... Read More »
BBC Trust upholds NSS complaint over conflation of race and religion
The National Secular Society has welcomed a ruling from the BBC Trust upholding its complaint over the way in which... Read More »
Jewish faith school’s admission policy amounts to “discrimination on the basis of race”
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA) has instructed two Jewish faith schools to revise their admissions policies... Read More »
Government forces local authority to hand over £1 million site to 'Sikh ethos free school'
Leeds City Council has been ordered to hand over a former primary school site worth almost £1 million to enable... Read More »
Schools Minister writes to Rabbi over advice to avoid science questions at Jewish faith school
The Minister for Schools, David Laws MP, has written to the principal of Yesodey Hatorah, an Orthodox Jewish school,... Read More »
DfE issues new guidance for promoting “fundamental British values”
The Department for Education (DfE) has published new guidance for schools on the promotion of "fundamental British... Read More »
Ofsted reveals “serious risk” to students’ physical and educational welfare in faith schools
A series of Ofsted investigations have exposed serious failings in six Islamic schools. The head of Ofsted, Sir Michael... Read More »
Promotion of 'British values' undermines Christian teaching, says Church of England: NSS responds
The Church of England has complained that the promotion of fundamental values such as democracy, the rule of law,... Read More »
NSS alert Ofsted after Jewish faith school tells pupils not to answer exam questions that conflict with school’s religious ethos
The National Secular Society has called on Ofsted and the Department for Education (DfE) to ensure that all schools... Read More »
National Secular Society welcomes call for faith schools to face Ofsted inspections of their religious teaching
The National Secular Society has welcomed calls from Labour's Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt for religious... Read More »
European Commission dismisses NSS complaint over employment discrimination in faith schools
The European Commission has announced it will take no further action against the UK Government after investigating... Read More »
