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Faith school that limits biology teaching fails inspection

Faith school that limits biology teaching fails inspection

An independent faith school that does not teach biology beyond Year 8 has been criticised by inspectors.

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Closing non-faith Wigan school may be unlawful, NSS warns

Closing non-faith Wigan school may be unlawful, NSS warns

The closure of a community school in Wigan may be unlawful, the National Secular Society has cautioned.

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Period products in schools may be restricted on religious grounds

Period products in schools may be restricted on religious grounds

The National Secular Society has warned that religious objections could be restricting the use of period products... Read More »

Quarter of independent faith schools fail Ofsted inspection

Quarter of independent faith schools fail Ofsted inspection

Ofsted's latest statistics show that in the last year 25% of non-association independent faith schools have not met... Read More »

NSS warns against closure of non-faith school in Wigan

NSS warns against closure of non-faith school in Wigan

The closure of a non-faith school in Wigan would decimate secular provision in the area, the NSS has warned.

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Faith school fails fourth consecutive Ofsted inspection

Faith school fails fourth consecutive Ofsted inspection

An independent orthodox Jewish boys' school has been rated inadequate for the fourth consecutive time by Ofsted.

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NSS welcomes action on illegal faith schools

The National Secular Society has welcomed a new government service allowing the public to report unregistered schools... Read More »

Faith school to change all-white ethnicity form after NSS complaint

Faith school to change all-white ethnicity form after NSS complaint

A faith school that put only white ethnic groups on an application form must change its admissions policy after the... Read More »

Faith school continues to fail due to “narrow” secular curriculum

Faith school continues to fail due to “narrow” secular curriculum

An independent faith school has failed three consecutive inspections due to its "narrow" secular curriculum.

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NSS backs more inclusive faith school admissions in Suffolk

NSS backs more inclusive faith school admissions in Suffolk

The National Secular Society has supported plans to end discriminatory admissions policies for some faith schools... Read More »

DfE doesn’t know how many schools have discriminatory admissions

DfE doesn’t know how many schools have discriminatory admissions

The government has admitted it does not know how many schools apply religious discrimination in their admissions.... Read More »

Two independent Jewish schools banned from admitting new pupils

Two independent Jewish schools banned from admitting new pupils

Two independent Jewish schools in London have been barred from admitting new pupils after inspectors identified serious... Read More »

NSS calls for transparency over discriminatory school admissions

NSS calls for transparency over discriminatory school admissions

The National Secular Society has urged the new schools' minister to increase transparency over school admissions.... Read More »

‘Inadequate’ faith school failed to teach reproduction in science

‘Inadequate’ faith school failed to teach reproduction in science

A Jewish independent faith school has been criticised by inspectors for refusing to teach about reproduction in science... Read More »

Challenge religious stigmatising of LGBT people, NSS tells Welsh government

Challenge religious stigmatising of LGBT people, NSS tells Welsh government

The National Secular Society has called on the Welsh government to challenge religious homophobia in education, healthcare... Read More »

Catholic school transforms into integrated one for first time in NI

Catholic school transforms into integrated one for first time in NI

Seaview Primary School reopened as Seaview Integrated Primary School. Read More »

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Three in 10 families have little choice but a faith school, NSS finds

Three in 10 families in England are left with little choice but a faith school while thousands are forced into faith... Read More »

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Faith schools routinely de-prioritise children in care, report finds

The admissions policies of faith-based state secondary schools in England routinely prioritise children on religious grounds ahead of children who are or have been in care, a report has revealed. Read More »

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Seven in 10 support normalising integrated education in NI, poll finds

More than seven in 10 people in Northern Ireland support efforts to make integrated education the norm there, a poll has found. Read More »

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Government doesn’t know how many children are forced into faith schools

The government has said it has no estimate of how many children are effectively forced into faith schools, or left... Read More »

Faith school slammed for book advocating death for gay people

Faith school slammed for book advocating death for gay people

An independent faith school has failed an inspection after a book calling for gay people to be killed was found in... Read More »

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Faith school ‘breaching’ equality law over sex segregation, says report

The school inspectorate Ofsted has said an independent faith school "appears to be in breach" of equality law by segregating... Read More »

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Faith school with only white ethnicity options in application form to be investigated

A state-funded faith school in north London will be investigated after the National Secular Society raised concerns... Read More »

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Hundreds tell government to rethink faith-based school admissions

More than 1,100 people have criticised religious discrimination in school admissions in response to a consultation... Read More »

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Independent school still not teaching about evolution after warning

An independent faith school which was recently subject to government regulatory action after being found teaching... Read More »