NSS questions school’s discrimination against non-religious
Posted: Fri, 12 Apr 2019
The NSS has questioned the legality of a school's policy which requires non-religious pupils and teachers to attend Christian services. Read More »
NSS urges support for teachers amid anti-LGBT protests and threats
Posted: Wed, 10 Apr 2019
The NSS has urged the government to reconsider a requirement on schools to take pupils' "religious background" into account when teaching about relationships. Read More »
Geoffrey Robertson QC to hand out NSS Secularist of the Year prize
Posted: Tue, 09 Apr 2019
Human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson QC will hand out the Secularist of the Year prize at the NSS's Secularism 2019 conference. Read More »
Strip sultan of Brunei of honours, NSS urges British institutions
Posted: Mon, 08 Apr 2019
The NSS has urged British institutions to strip the sultan of Brunei of honours over his kingdom's use of draconian new punishments. Read More »
Six independent faith schools warned over safeguarding failures
Posted: Thu, 04 Apr 2019
The government has warned six independent faith schools in England over their failures to meet safeguarding standards. Read More »
MPs call for labelling of meat from non-stun slaughter
Posted: Wed, 03 Apr 2019
A cross-party group of MPs is calling for meat produced from religious non-stun slaughter methods to be clearly labelled. Read More »
Poll: 84% of Brits would support legalisation of assisted dying
Posted: Wed, 03 Apr 2019
Five in six Britons are prepared to support legalisation of assisted dying, a poll has found, despite religious institutions' opposition. Read More »
NSS welcomes home education reform and registration scheme
Posted: Tue, 02 Apr 2019
The NSS has welcomed a government plan requiring local authorities and families to register children outside mainstream education. Read More »
Anti-LGBT psychologist investigated after NSS raises concerns
Posted: Mon, 01 Apr 2019
The NSS has asked two professional bodies to investigate whether an anti-LGBT psychologist's views are compatible with their standards. Read More »
Government to approve first Jedi faith school
Posted: Mon, 01 Apr 2019
The government is set to announce that a Jedi academy will be among a series of new schools which it plans to open in England. Read More »
Animal welfare group to address NSS conference on religious freedom
Posted: Fri, 29 Mar 2019
Joyce D'Silva, of the group Compassion in World Farming, will address non-stun slaughter at the NSS's Secularism 2019 conference. Read More »
NSS expresses support for RE and RSE reform in Wales
Posted: Fri, 29 Mar 2019
The NSS has expressed qualified support for proposed reforms to religious education and relationships and sexuality education in Wales. Read More »
NSS calls on Scottish government to reform charity law
Posted: Thu, 28 Mar 2019
The NSS has called on the Scottish government to remove 'the advancement of religion' as a charitable purpose. Read More »
Brunei introduces death for gay sex and adultery under sharia law
Posted: Thu, 28 Mar 2019
Brunei will impose death by stoning to punish gay sex and adultery as it implements a draconian form of Islamic law from next week. Read More »
NSS to challenge new religiously selective faith school proposals
Posted: Tue, 26 Mar 2019
The government has announced details of plans for 14 new faith schools which could select all their children on a religious basis. Read More »
NSS asks Home Office to review use of ‘faith tests’ in asylum cases
Posted: Tue, 26 Mar 2019
The NSS has asked the Home Office to review its use of 'faith tests' in the handling of asylum applications. Read More »
Home Office uses Bible passages to justify asylum refusal
Posted: Fri, 22 Mar 2019
The NSS has criticised the Home Office for citing Bible passages as it refused asylum to a man who converted from Islam to Christianity. Read More »
NSS questions public benefit of Islamic “anti-Ahmadi” charity
Posted: Thu, 21 Mar 2019
The NSS has questioned why an organisation that displayed literature calling for the killing of Ahmadi Muslims has charitable status. Read More »
Doctors’ body drops opposition to assisted dying
Posted: Thu, 21 Mar 2019
The NSS has welcomed a decision by the Royal College of Physicians to drop its opposition to the legalisation of assisted dying. Read More »
More schools suspend diversity teaching under Muslim pressure
Posted: Wed, 20 Mar 2019
Four more primary schools in Birmingham have stopped teaching lessons about diversity amid complaints from mainly Muslim parents. Read More »
