The National Secular Society works for the separation of religion and state and equal respect for everyone's human rights so that no one is either advantaged or disadvantaged on account of their beliefs.
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Latest News
Tue, 17 Jul 2018
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 secretary has recommended.
Tue, 17 Jul 2018
Comprehensive sex and relationship education delayed till at least 2020
Following mounting equivocation from DfE officials, and growing rumours, it has been confirmed that compulsory relationships and sex education (RSE) has been delayed from 2019 until 2020.
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
NSS welcomes Lancashire vote to end supply of unstunned meat to schools
The National Secular Society has welcomed Lancashire County Council's vote to stop supplying unstunned halal meat to schools.
Mon, 09 Jul 2018
Man arrested over alleged circumcision assaults
Police in Oxfordshire are appealing for information regarding a man arrested on suspicion of physically assaulting boys in connection to circumcision.
Mon, 09 Jul 2018
NSS to hold October conference on healthcare & secularism
The National Secular Society will hold its first ever conference on the role of secularism within healthcare in October.
Opinion
Integrating schools isn't a magic bullet to end sectarianism, but no serious attempt to address the issue can ignore the role of religiously segregated schools, argues Stephen Evans.
Sectarian schooling is nothing to celebrate
Fri, 13 Jul 2018
Sometimes concerns regarding religious interference in education can be easily resolved, simply through clear and polite conversations with the school.
I was concerned about proselytisation on a school trip – and the school listened
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
Marking ten years since the criminal offence of blasphemy was abolished in England and Wales, Stephen Evans argues that the freedom to speak critically about beliefs others hold sacred is far from assured.
Ten years on from the abolition of blasphemy, free speech still needs defending
Wed, 11 Jul 2018
In recognition of National Democracy Week 2018, Megan Manson reflects on what still needs to be changed to make the UK a truly democratic, secular state.
Seven secularist steps that would strengthen democracy in the UK
Wed, 04 Jul 2018
Some clerics want exemptions from reporting requirements on abuse when it's revealed in the confessional. Accommodating their demands would undermine efforts to tackle child abuse, says Richard Scorer.
The seal of the confessional and child abuse: a religious privilege too far
Mon, 25 Jun 2018