NSS advises Scottish government on strategies to end ‘conversion therapy’
Posted: Mon, 19 Jul 2021
The National Secular Society has called on the Scottish government to ban coercive 'conversion therapy'. Read More »
NSS welcomes plans to ban ‘virginity testing’
Posted: Thu, 15 Jul 2021
The NSS has welcomed plans to ban 'virginity testing' to protect women and girls from violence and exploitation. Read More »
Faith school ‘breaching’ equality law over sex segregation, says report
Posted: Thu, 08 Jul 2021
Inspectors have said an independent school "appears to be in breach" of equality law by segregating male and female pupils in lessons. Read More »
Bill to speed up integration of education in NI progresses
Posted: Thu, 08 Jul 2021
A bill which would ensure almost all new schools in Northern Ireland were integrated has passed its second reading at Stormont. Read More »
Christian charity faces investigation over promotion of misogyny
Posted: Wed, 07 Jul 2021
England and Wales's charity regulator will investigate a newly-registered charity, Horemow Europe, after the NSS raised concerns. Read More »
Faith school with only white ethnicity options in application form to be investigated
Posted: Fri, 02 Jul 2021
A state-funded faith school will be investigated after the NSS raised concerns about potential racial discrimination in its admissions. Read More »
Prosecutor Nazir Afzal to address ‘blind spots’ in NSS lecture
Posted: Thu, 01 Jul 2021
The NSS is delighted to announce that the distinguished prosecutor Nazir Afzal will deliver its annual Bradlaugh Lecture for 2021. Read More »
End bishops’ automatic right to sit in Lords, says peer
Posted: Fri, 25 Jun 2021
The practice of reserving seats for 26 C of E bishops in the House of Lords is an "absurd constitutional anomaly", a peer has argued. Read More »
Laws requiring exclusively Christian RE to face court challenge in NI
Posted: Thu, 24 Jun 2021
Northern Ireland's High Court has allowed a challenge to laws requiring confessional RE and collective worship in all schools. Read More »
UN castigates Vatican over clerical sexual abuse of minors
Posted: Wed, 23 Jun 2021
UN special rapporteurs have criticised the Vatican over child sexual abuse in stronger terms than ever before. Read More »
NSS launches appeal to restore grave of founder Charles Bradlaugh
Posted: Wed, 09 Jun 2021
The NSS has launched a fundraiser to restore the grave of its founder Charles Bradlaugh, which has fallen into disrepair. Read More »
New council chair scraps prayers during meetings on Isle of Wight
Posted: Tue, 01 Jun 2021
The new chair of the council on the Isle of Wight has decided to end the practice of saying Christian prayers at the start of meetings. Read More »
Most Brits don’t think being Christian is important to being British
Posted: Tue, 25 May 2021
A majority of Britons think being a Christian is "not at all important" for national identity, a survey has found. Read More »
Bill to end compulsory worship in non-faith schools proposed
Posted: Fri, 14 May 2021
A bill that would end a requirement to hold worship in schools without a religious character in England is set to come before parliament. Read More »
Independent school still not teaching about evolution after warning
Posted: Fri, 14 May 2021
A school which was subject to regulatory action after being found teaching creationism as science has failed a further inspection. Read More »
All pupils withdrawn from sex education at independent Jewish school
Posted: Wed, 12 May 2021
Every parent has withdrawn their child from sex education at an independent faith school with nearly 250 pupils, a report has revealed. Read More »
Video sharing rules risk encroaching on free speech, says NSS
Posted: Fri, 07 May 2021
The NSS has said proposed Ofcom rules for video sharing platforms risk unduly encroaching on freedom of expression. Read More »
Investigation opens into use of Muhammad cartoon at Batley school
Posted: Thu, 29 Apr 2021
The academy trust behind Batley Grammar School says an investigation has begun after a row over the use of a Muhammad cartoon in class. Read More »
NSS urges release of Humanist leader after a year in detention
Posted: Wed, 28 Apr 2021
The NSS has urged authorities in Nigeria to release Mubarak Bala, who was arrested a year ago after being accused of insulting Muhammad. Read More »
Scrap faith groups’ inspections of schools, says NSS report
Posted: Tue, 27 Apr 2021
Inspections of state schools which are carried out by religious groups are inappropriate and should be scrapped, an NSS report has said. Read More »
