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Research reveals systemic bias against secular schools
The National Secular Society has said more must be done to safeguard non-faith schools' secular ethos after research... Read More »
Religious groups should deliver public services “on an equal opportunities basis”
A minister has told the NSS public services must be delivered "on an equal opportunities basis", including by religious groups. Read More »
Councils powerless to help children in illegal faith schools
A report from Hackney Council has highlighted the urgent need for new legislation to regulate unregistered 'schools'... Read More »
NSS: education secretary must keep faith-based admissions cap
The National Secular Society has urged the new education secretary Damian Hinds to drop plans to remove the 50% cap... Read More »
Coroner faces legal threat over refusal to prioritise religious burials
The National Secular Society has expressed support for a north London coroner facing a furious backlash for refusing... Read More »
Unstunned meat widespread in UK supermarkets, NSS research reveals
Meat from animals which have not been stunned before slaughter is widespread in UK supermarkets, National Secular... Read More »
Religion and politics should not mix, says British public
A majority of British people want religion kept out of politics and bishops to lose their automatic right to sit in... Read More »
Children’s rights paramount as trans parent gets visitation appeal
The National Secular Society has welcomed a ruling that a transgender parent can appeal to have contact with her children,... Read More »
NSS challenges BBC Today’s “PR exercise for C of E”
The National Secular Society has written to the BBC over an episode of Radio 4's Today show which it said amounted... Read More »
BBC should portray religion in critically-informed way, says NSS
The National Secular Society has said the BBC should portray religion in "a fair and critically-informed manner" after... Read More »
Success! Amazon withdraws infant circumcision training kits following NSS campaign
Amazon UK has confirmed it has withdrawn infant circumcision training kits from sale over child safety concerns following... Read More »
Faith ethos loophole risks undermining sex education, NSS warns
The Department for Education has launched a consultation on new sex education guidance which will allow schools to... Read More »
NSS: promote free speech as “a positive value” on campus
The National Secular Society has told a parliamentary committee free speech should be protected "not only as a legal... Read More »
More religious schools undermining British values, warns Ofsted
Ofsted has warned that an increasing number of conservative religious schools are spreading beliefs that clash with... Read More »
Widespread support for inclusive secular schooling in Hackney
A consultation on educational proposals by the London borough of Hackney has revealed extensive support for inclusive... Read More »
Charles’s accession could prompt disestablishment, says NSS report
Prince Charles's accession to the throne will offer a "particularly opportune moment" to press the benefits of disestablishing... Read More »
NSS accuses Welby of ‘cynical abuse of religious privilege’ over Lords education debate
The National Secular Society has criticised the "cynical abuse of religious privilege" on display at a House of Lords... Read More »
NSS accuses Welby of ‘cynical abuse of religious privilege’ over Lords education debate
The National Secular Society has criticised the "cynical abuse of religious privilege" on display at a House of Lords... Read More »
Faith groups ‘shouldn’t proselytise when providing public services’
The National Secular Society has urged the Government not to allow proselytising in public service delivery after... Read More »
Survivors say Church hierarchy failing to lead on child abuse
Survivors and campaigners have accused the Archbishop of Canterbury of being "evasive" and failing to offer "clear... Read More »
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 »
Nominations open for Secularist of the Year prize
The National Secular Society has called on supporters to submit nominations for the 13th Secularist of the Year award... Read More »
Secularism ‘regressing on a global scale’, says report
The idea that secularism and human rights will inevitably establish themselves should be "cast aside as deeply complacent... Read More »
Replace RE with new national entitlement, says NSS
The National Secular Society has called for a new national entitlement for religion and belief education in England... Read More »
