Campaigning For Secular Education

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One of the National Secular Society’s primary aims is the secularisation of Britain’s education system. We would like to see all state-funded schools returned to community control, and all religious entry requirements abolished. This, we recognise, would be a major undertaking, but one that we feel is increasingly urgent.

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NSS on Campus

Would you like to help put the case for secularism at your university? You can support our work through campaigning, debating and spreading the word.

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NSS Essays and Submissions on Education

Religious Schools by Keith Porteous Wood appeared in Keeping the Faith?, published by the NASUWT teaching union in March 2008.

Key Issues from The NSS for NUT Consultative Conference on Faith Schools. On 23 November 2007 Keith Porteous Wood spoke at an NUT teachers conference. These key issues cover the main points of his speech.

NSS submission to NUT Faith Schools Working Party.
A synopsis of Evidence given by National Secular Society to the NUT Working Party on Faith Schools, 7 February 2007.

The bigger picture - Guardian Education Weekly
This article, written by NSS President Terry Sanderson, argues that schools need a more balanced and secular approach to teaching religion. It appeared in the Guardian on 2 November 2004.

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Education: NSS Press Releases

14 May 2008
Legal Action Threatened Over Religion In Schools

3 April 2008
School Admissions: Religious Discrimination Should Be Outlawed And Fines Imposed

24 September, 2007
Government Helps Church Retain Stranglehold On Education

10 September, 2007
The Public Don't Want More Faith Schools, And They Will Be Divisive

16 July, 2007
Silver Ring Thing: Victory For Common Sense

11 May, 2007
Blair’s legacy is a religious time bomb

7 May, 2007
Secularists Will Challenge Threat To Stop R E Withdrawal

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Research

Social Capital, Diversity and Education Policy
Research from London South Bank University carried out by Professor Irene Bruegel, professor of Urban Policy. The research shows that the only way to achieve full integration is for everyone to be educated together from primary stage.
August 2006

Living Apart Together – British Muslims and the paradox of multiculturalism
This Policy Exchange report by Munira Mirza, Abi Senthilkumaran and Zein Ja'far explores the attitudes of Muslims in Britain today and the reasons why there has been a significant rise in Islamic fundamentalism amongst the younger generation.
October 2007

Religious Schools in London: School Admissions, Religious Composition and Selectivity?
Paper presented by Rebecca Allen of the Institute of Education, University of London and Anne West from the Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science to British Educational Research Association Conference in London.
September 2007

The Impact Of Faith Schools On Pupil Performance
Objective research by the National Foundation for Educational Research into the claims that faith schools specifically promote higher levels of pupil performance.
February 2002

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