Tags: Faith Schools

NSS warns against plan to mix secular and Hindu academy trusts

The National Secular Society has told the Government that plans to merge a secular multi-academy trust with a Hindu... Read More »

Faith schools using RS IGCSE loophole to teach just one religion

The number of pupils being entered for a religious studies IGCSE exam which allows them to learn about only one religion... Read More »

Pupils in Jewish schools gender segregated for different RE lessons

The National Secular Society has called on the Department for Education (DfE) to investigate a number of state-funded... Read More »

Ofsted to consult and publish guidance on religious clothing policy

The schools inspectorate Ofsted has said it will consult "a range of stakeholders" before finalising guidance over... Read More »

Islamic faith schools endorsing misogyny, dossier reveals

The Government's former integration tsar has called for a moratorium on the opening of new faith schools after a dossier... Read More »

Half of independent faith schools failing

Almost half of independent faith schools have been rated as 'inadequate' or 'requires improvement' since Ofsted introduced... Read More »

Church of England 'misselling school admissions policies'

The Church of England is misleading the public over the extent of religious discrimination in its schools' admissions... Read More »

Exclusive: Most state Jewish schools enforce religious dress

Nearly 60% of state-funded Jewish schools in England compel pupils to wear religious clothing as part of the school... Read More »

NSS asks DfE to clarify Oasis schools’ faith status

The National Secular Society has asked the Government to "clear up the confusion" over a group of academies with a... Read More »

NSS urges clampdown on creationist faith school

The National Secular Society has urged the Government to investigate a faith school that insists the universe is 5,778... Read More »

C of E school services grow as congregations decline

The number of children attending Church of England services during school time has risen for at least the third consecutive... Read More »

Government ‘obfuscates’ over faith schools' teacher discrimination

The National Secular Society has accused the government of obfuscating over the extent to which schools with a religious... Read More »

NSS welcomes ruling: Islamic school's gender segregation unlawful

The National Secular Society has welcomed a landmark ruling in the Court of Appeal that an Islamic school's policy... Read More »

Parents protest plan to merge non-religious school into Christian one

Parents and children have taken to the streets to protest plans to merge Trafalgar College, a school without a religious... Read More »

‘Religious segregation under one roof' proposed for Isle of Man school

A faith school will co-locate with a non-religious school while retaining a faith-based ethos, in what the National... Read More »

Girls forced to wear hijabs in English schools, NSS reveals

Girls in dozens of schools in England are forced to wear hijabs, according to National Secular Society research published... Read More »

Ofsted repeatedly fails dozens of independent faith schools

Dozens of small independent faith schools have repeatedly failed to meet Ofsted standards in the last three years,... Read More »

More than half of Brits now non-religious, study finds

The National Secular Society has called for "a serious debate about religion's place in our society" after a study... Read More »

How a teacher and a Virgin Mary statue drew attention to religious bias in the Irish education system

A humanist teacher who objected to a statue of the virgin Mary being displayed at a state-funded school with a "religious... Read More »

Humanist teacher loses discrimination claim over Mary statue

A humanist teacher who objected to a statue of the virgin Mary being displayed at a Catholic school in Ireland has lost a claim of discrimination at a Workplace Relations Commission hearing. Read More »

Joint faith school campus brings segregation under one roof

A new £17m campus which houses Catholic and Jewish faith schools together has opened in East Renfrewshire.

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Government plans mass expansion of CofE faith schools across England

The Department for Education hopes to open at least another 140 Church of England schools in the next five years,... Read More »

100% faith-based admissions leads to increased levels of segregation, says schools inspectorate

The chief inspector of schools Amanda Spielman has criticised Government proposals to allow some faith schools to... Read More »

Ofsted head criticises segregation as Islamic school is taken over

The chief inspector of the schools inspectorate Ofsted has spoken out against gender segregation in mixed-sex schools.... Read More »

Sex education: schools’ religious ethos may ‘limit’ pupils’ knowledge of LGBT facts and contraception

More than 50 faith leaders have warned that schools' ability to teach relationships and sex education (RSE) through... Read More »