Tags: Faith schools
Community school may be lost as faith-based provision is protected
Parents in Somerset could lose a community school as a result of special provisions which protect faith-based schooling,... Read More »
Improve RSE in faith schools to curb forced marriage, campaigners say
Secondary school pupils should be taught that they can choose "who to marry, when to marry and whether to marry at... Read More »
UK quizzed over collective worship law by UN
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has questioned laws which require collective worship in UK schools after... Read More »
Four new C of E faith schools moving forward with little scrutiny
Four new state-funded Church of England faith schools have moved closer to opening, despite a lack of public scrutiny... Read More »
Council investigates faith school over large Covid-defying wedding
A local authority has launched a review of governance at a state-funded faith school where a large wedding took place,... Read More »
Mother has to send three children to separate schools due to religious discrimination
A mother must send her three children to three different schools due to discriminatory faith school admissions policies, a complaint to an ombudsman has revealed. Read More »
Government issues notice to Jewish school which taught creationism
The government has issued a statutory notice to a Jewish independent school which failed an inspection after being... Read More »
Religious pressure resisted as Welsh RE reform plans progress
A major curriculum reform bill which would replace religious education with a more pluralistic alternative in Wales... Read More »
NSS: government should revisit review of engagement with faith groups
The National Secular Society has warned that a government review over its engagement with faith organisations in England... Read More »
Local anger over discriminatory new Catholic school in Peterborough
Residents of a housing development in Peterborough have expressed dismay at the implications of plans to open a discriminatory,... Read More »
Temporary changes should prompt fairer school admissions, says NSS
The National Secular Society has said temporary changes to many faith schools' admissions policies should prompt lasting... Read More »
Don’t let schools push creationism as science, NSS tells government
The National Secular Society has raised the alarm over a school which claims to teach creationism as science as it... Read More »
Academisation leading to more religious control of schools, NSS finds
Religious groups have gained greater control over thousands of schools – including many which nominally have... Read More »
NSS gives evidence to Senedd committee over Welsh curriculum reform
The National Secular Society has called for children's rights to be prioritised over religious interests in the formulation... Read More »
Guidance grants schools leeway to push anti-LGBT religious views
New guidance for schools in England will allow faith schools to teach that same-sex relationships and gender reassignment... Read More »
Religious belonging in decline in Scotland, official survey finds
The National Secular Society has called for a rethink of religion's privileged role in Scotland's education system... Read More »
Thousands sent to faith schools against their families’ preferences
More than 130,000 children have been sent to faith schools in England despite their parents expressing a preference... Read More »
NSS: council should tackle discriminatory school admissions in review
The National Secular Society has called on Liverpool City Council to consider the impact of discriminatory admissions... Read More »
Plans for new faith schools not being properly scrutinised, says NSS
Proposals to open 19 new faith schools in England are not being properly scrutinised because of a lack of transparency... Read More »
Independent faith schools being allowed to fail children, says NSS
The government is allowing independent faith schools which have taught creationism as science, unlawfully segregated... Read More »
Schools won’t compromise on relationships education, rabbis tell PM
Seventeen rabbis have said Charedi Jewish schools will refuse to compromise with requirements to teach about the existence... Read More »
NSS supports plans to regulate unregistered schools
The National Secular Society has expressed support for plans to regulate settings providing full-time education to... Read More »
End faith-based selection to promote fairer admissions, NSS says
Faith schools' ability to select pupils on religious grounds presents an "unnecessary barrier" to efforts to improve... Read More »
Council defends plans to extend selection in Catholic schools
Renfrewshire Council looks set to extend the priority it gives to children who are baptised Catholic for admission... Read More »
Don’t extend selection in Catholic schools, NSS urges council
The National Secular Society has urged Renfrewshire Council not to extend the priority it gives to children who are... Read More »
