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Overhaul of RE in Wales begins with new bill

Overhaul of RE in Wales begins with new bill

The Welsh Government has published legislation to replace religious education (RE) with a more pluralistic 'religion,... Read More »

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NSS urges ministers to reject Catholic leaders’ pleading over RE

Catholic education leaders who object to plans to reform religious education are engaging in "special pleading" which... Read More »

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Catholic school heads oppose pluralistic religious education plans

The heads of all 84 state funded Catholic schools in Wales have written to the Welsh government to oppose plans to... Read More »

Welsh Assembly

Welsh faith schools will have to offer reformed syllabus on religion

Faith schools in Wales will be required to offer a non-denominational religion, values and ethics (RVE) syllabus where... Read More »

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Parents set to lose right to withdraw children from RE in Wales

The Welsh government plans to remove parents' right to withdraw children from lessons on religion, relationships and... Read More »

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Don’t remove right to withdraw from RE, NSS urges Welsh ministers

The National Secular Society has urged the Welsh government not to remove parents' right to withdraw children from... Read More »

European Court of Human Rights

Compulsory RE mustn’t indoctrinate, says European Court of Human Rights

Religious education must avoid indoctrinating children into religious practice if it is compulsory, the European Court... Read More »

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Welsh government considers ending right to withdraw from RE & RSE

The Welsh government has launched a consultation over plans to remove parents' right to withdraw their children from... Read More »

Exploring Secularism

NSS to hold training day on Exploring Secularism education project

Exploring Secularism – the National Secular Society project which provides free educational resources for secondary... Read More »

European Court of Human Rights

NSS intervenes in key European court Religious Education case

The National Secular Society has submitted a third-party intervention to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)... Read More »

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NSS broadly welcomes changes to RE and RSE in Welsh curriculum

The National Secular Society has expressed broad support for reforms to the teaching of religion, relationships and... Read More »

Religious education

NSS expresses support for RE and RSE reform in Wales

The National Secular Society has expressed qualified support for proposed reforms to religious education and relationships... Read More »

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NSS launches new range of school resources: Exploring Secularism

The National Secular Society has launched a new range of resources for secondary school students and teachers to explore... Read More »

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Welsh government to put non-religious worldviews on curriculum

The Welsh government plans to legislate to include non-religious worldviews in its school curriculum and ensure non-religious... Read More »

Education secretary dismisses commission's call for RE reform

Education secretary dismisses commission's call for RE reform

The education secretary has dismissed calls for the reform of religious education in England after a major report... Read More »

Framing religion as intrinsically positive harms education, study warns

Framing religion as intrinsically positive harms education, study warns

"Well-intentioned" religious education teachers are undermining the subject by framing religion as intrinsically positive... Read More »

Let children make their own minds up about religion, says report

Let children make their own minds up about religion, says report

The National Secular Society has welcomed an academic report which calls on English state schools to raise children... Read More »

Replace RE with ‘religion and worldviews’, says commission

Replace RE with ‘religion and worldviews’, says commission

The National Secular Society has given a "qualified welcome" to a commission's recommendations to replace RE with... Read More »

Former education secretary renews call for reform of religion in schools

Former education secretary renews call for reform of religion in schools

Religious education should be replaced with a new national 'Religion, Belief and Values' subject, a former education... Read More »

Mixed-sex schools shouldn’t segregate children, says DfE

Mixed-sex schools shouldn’t segregate children, says DfE

Mixed-sex schools in England should not generally separate pupils by sex or faith, the government has said.

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British public opposes religious influence in education, poll finds

British public opposes religious influence in education, poll finds

British adults are strongly opposed to religious influence in school admissions, assemblies and the teaching of Religious... Read More »

NSS renews call to end faith schools’ ‘religiosity inspections’

NSS renews call to end faith schools’ ‘religiosity inspections’

The National Secular Society has asked the government to stop funding religious inspections of faith schools after... Read More »

Row over ‘discriminatory, unproductive’ SACRE members in south Wales

Row over ‘discriminatory, unproductive’ SACRE members in south Wales

The National Secular Society has reiterated its call for the abolition of local religious education committees amid... Read More »

Lords committee: respect the law before “the values of others”

Lords committee: respect the law before “the values of others”

Public policy must put "respect for the law" before "respect for the values of others" and defend "the shared values... Read More »

Broad consensus for reforming RE at NSS event

Broad consensus for reforming RE at NSS event

Experts have called for reform of the way religion and belief issues are taught in schools in England and Wales at... Read More »