Tags: School admissions
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 »
Plans to increase discriminatory faith school admissions ‘reveals an alarming democratic deficit’
The education secretary's power to relax faith school admissions without parliamentary approval or scrutiny reveals... Read More »
NSS calls for rethink over Government plans to relax faith schools admissions rules
The National Secular Society has urged the Government to rethink plans to allow new faith schools to select all of... Read More »
Peers criticise “divisive influence” of faith schools
A House of Lords debate on school admissions has seen peers criticise segregation and division fed by faith schools... Read More »
Cross-party call by MPs for more inclusive faith school admissions
A cross-party group of MPs has called on the Government to make faith school admissions more inclusive and bolster... Read More »
Government announces clampdown on complaints about faith school admissions code violations
The National Secular Society has warned that Government plans to stop secularist campaign groups from challenging... 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 »
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 »
Lib Dems back proposals to end compulsory worship and faith school discrimination against teachers
Liberal Democrats have voted in support of a motion to abolish compulsory worship in schools and to end religious... Read More »
New Anglican schools to operate ‘open admissions’ policies
The Church of England's chief education officer has indicated that new CofE schools will adopt 'open admissions' policy... Read More »
Schools adjudicator rejects religious discrimination complaint over community school admissions
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has rejected a complaint concerning a non-religiously designated academy in... 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 »
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 »
