Council set to approve discriminatory faith school in Peterborough
Posted: Fri, 17 Jan 2020
A new discriminatory Catholic primary school is expected to open in Peterborough after education officials recommended its approval. Read More »
Don’t require employers to accommodate religious demands, says NSS
Posted: Thu, 16 Jan 2020
The NSS has urged the Council of Europe not to adopt a motion which would privilege religious demands from employees in the workplace. Read More »
Ofsted investigated over 100 unregistered faith schools since 2016
Posted: Thu, 16 Jan 2020
Over 100 unregistered faith 'schools' were investigated in England between January 2016 and August 2019, inspectors have said. Read More »
Calls for parliamentary prayers review after MP compelled to attend
Posted: Wed, 15 Jan 2020
An MP has called for a review of the practice of holding parliamentary prayers after being effectively forced to attend. Read More »
Islamic school segregates and treats girls unfavourably, says Ofsted
Posted: Wed, 08 Jan 2020
An independent Islamic school is segregating pupils by sex and giving boys more opportunities than girls, inspectors have found. Read More »
Regulator reconsiders proselytising doctor case after NSS challenge
Posted: Mon, 06 Jan 2020
A medical regulator will review a decision not to investigate a GP who brings up religion during appointments after an NSS intervention. Read More »
Government dismissed concerns about Jewish school in sex ed scandal
Posted: Thu, 02 Jan 2020
The government dismissed concerns about community pressures at a school which has encouraged parents to withdraw children from RSE. Read More »
Review prayers in parliament, NSS urges new Commons speaker
Posted: Thu, 02 Jan 2020
The NSS has urged the new speaker of the House of Commons to support a review of the practice of holding prayers in parliament. Read More »
NSS welcomes bill to end compulsory worship in non-faith schools
Posted: Mon, 23 Dec 2019
The NSS has welcomed a bill that proposes to scrap compulsory religious worship in non-faith schools in England. Read More »
Peer proposes bill to abolish bishops’ bench in House of Lords
Posted: Fri, 20 Dec 2019
The NSS is backing a private member's bill which would end the automatic right of Church of England bishops to sit in the House of Lords. Read More »
NSS warns against discriminatory new Catholic school in Peterborough
Posted: Fri, 20 Dec 2019
The NSS has urged Peterborough City Council not to approve plans to open a new discriminatory Catholic school in the east of the city. Read More »
Patients complained at surgery of doctor cleared over imposing religion
Posted: Thu, 19 Dec 2019
Patients complained at a surgery where a doctor was recently told he would face no action for pushing religion on patients, it's emerged. Read More »
New archbishop blocked attempt to let CoE accept same-sex marriage
Posted: Wed, 18 Dec 2019
The NSS has said the appointment of the new archbishop of York has highlighted the case for disestablishing the Church of England. Read More »
Rule change may shut children out from non-faith schools in Surrey
Posted: Wed, 18 Dec 2019
The NSS has warned that changes to admissions rules in Surrey could restrict families' chances of sending children to non-faith schools. Read More »
No inquiry opened into charity promoting Islamist extremism
Posted: Mon, 16 Dec 2019
A regulator hasn't opened a statutory inquiry into a charity behind a TV station which has promoted Islamist extremism, the NSS can reveal. Read More »
NSS: religion shouldn’t restrict access to abortion in NI
Posted: Thu, 12 Dec 2019
The NSS has urged the UK government not to allow religion to limit women's access to abortions in Northern Ireland. Read More »
NSS to address legacy of 1944 Education Act in lecture
Posted: Thu, 12 Dec 2019
The NSS is to consider the impact of the law which brought hundreds of faith schools into the state sector in a lecture in February. Read More »
NSS criticises BBC video promoting Operation Christmas Child
Posted: Thu, 12 Dec 2019
The National Secular Society has said the BBC "allowed itself to be used" to promote "propaganda for fundamentalist Christianity" in producing a video on the Operation Christmas Child shoebox scheme.
The NSS has written to the corporation's complaints department... Read More »
Jewish schools pressured parents to opt children out of sex ed
Posted: Tue, 03 Dec 2019
Parents have said two state-funded Jewish schools pressurised them to opt their children out of relationships and sex education. Read More »
Don’t remove right to withdraw from RE, NSS urges Welsh ministers
Posted: Fri, 29 Nov 2019
The NSS has urged the Welsh government not to remove parents' right to withdraw children from religious education. Read More »
