Tags: Faith schools
NSS condemns Flintshire Council's 'discriminatory' transport policy
The National Secular Society has criticised a decision by Flintshire Council to discriminate against people without... Read More »
Plans to open Sikh faith school in Buckinghamshire village derailed
Controversial plans to open a Sikh free school in the Buckinghamshire village of Stoke Poges have been recommended... Read More »
Gove under pressure to give CofE more power over schools
The Education Secretary, Michael Gove, is to meet bishops from every Church of England diocese to discuss the "special... Read More »
Protests as Luton council cuts free transport to religious schools
Councillors walked out of a meeting at Luton Town Hall this week when observers in the public gallery began shouting... Read More »
Muslim free school plan put on hold over extremism fears
Plans to open a Muslim free school in Halifax, West Yorkshire in September have been put on hold after allegations... Read More »
Concerns remain over non-religious Academy’s revised admissions policy
A non-religiously designated academy in Solihull that planned to give priority in admissions to pupils from two religiously... Read More »
Concerns remain over non-religious Academy’s revised admissions policy
A non-religiously designated academy in Solihull that planned to give priority in admissions to pupils from two religiously selective 'faith' schools has revised its decision. Read More »
Free transport to “faith schools” axed in Leicester & Bath
Planned changes to school transport have been approved by councillors.
Councillors on Leicester City Council have approved... Read More »
Catholic Church to lose control of some schools in Ireland – could this be the start of a seismic shift?
Following a survey of parents by the Irish Department of Education, 23 primary schools across the country will be... Read More »
Leeds City Council under pressure from vested interests over school transport cuts
Leeds City Council is coming under pressure over its plan to scrap free transport for pupils travelling to "faith... Read More »
Bradford issues a report on child protection in Muslim religious ‘schools’
An attempt is being made in Bradford to safeguard the estimated 9,000 children who attend Muslim religious schools... Read More »
Evangelicals put indoctrination ahead of education
A survey for the Evangelical Alliance shows that evangelical parents are more likely to choose a school for their... Read More »
Pupils must "prove" their religion to qualify for free school buses
Flintshire County Council has launched a consultation on proposed changes to its discretionary home to school transport... Read More »
Sheffield Council to reconsider plan to scrap free bus travel to religious schools
Sheffield City Council is to postpone scrapping free bus travel for pupils attending religious schools after parents... Read More »
Leeds is latest council to consider scrapping free transport to religious schools
Leeds City Council is the latest to consider scrapping free transport to religious schools. The plan will mostly affect... Read More »
Cash-strapped Kent may restore subsidised school transport
A council that is facing devastating cuts to services and employment is considering reinstating free transport to... Read More »
Villagers angered by plans to open new Sikh faith school
Local residents have reacted angrily to plans to open a new Sikh faith academy school in a Buckinghamshire village.... Read More »
Local authority abandons plans to prioritise faith school pupils in community school admissions
Surrey County Council has written to the National Secular Society to confirm it will not accept a proposal to amend... Read More »
Fundamentalist Catholic group moves into education
The secretive and ultra conservative Catholic organisation Opus Dei is thought to be behind the opening of a new private... Read More »
Local parents object to academy’s plans to prioritise church school pupils
Residents of Solihull have reacted angrily to a non-religiously designated academy's proposals to give priority in... Read More »
Fears that faith-based admissions criteria are infiltrating community schools through feeder schools
Concerns have been raised that faith based admissions criteria are being indirectly applied to community schools when... Read More »
Two more councils review “faith school” transport subsidies
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council has started a consultation on whether to stop paying for transport for pupils... Read More »
Majority want secular state schooling – while RE declines
The majority of British people want state-funded schools to be secular, a recent YouGov poll has revealed.
The poll,... Read More »
NSS question Catholic Church's new restrictions on teachers
The Catholic Church in England and Wales has issued a new booklet warning teachers and governors at Catholic schools... Read More »
West London consultation on school transport changes
The London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Harrow and Hounslow (collectively known as the West London Alliance)... Read More »
