Peers back bill to end compulsory worship in non-faith schools
Posted: Fri, 10 Sep 2021
A majority of peers have backed a bill to end the duty on non-faith schools in England and Wales to hold daily acts of Christian worship. Read More »
Culture isn’t an excuse for inaction, says Nazir Afzal in NSS lecture
Posted: Mon, 06 Sep 2021
The former prosecutor Nazir Afzal has addressed issues such as forced marriage, honour-based violence and child abuse in an NSS lecture. Read More »
Child abuse inquiry criticises religious groups’ “egregious failings”
Posted: Thu, 02 Sep 2021
An inquiry has criticised religious organisations' handling of child abuse and said various cultural factors contribute to the problem. Read More »
Three in 10 families have little choice but a faith school, NSS finds
Posted: Mon, 23 Aug 2021
Many families in England have little choice but a faith school and thousands are forced into faith schools against their wishes each year. Read More »
Schools mustn’t replace worship with secular assemblies, insists minister
Posted: Fri, 20 Aug 2021
The government has told the NSS that schools aren't permitted to replace religious worship with non-religious assemblies. Read More »
Only one in five marriages in England & Wales was religious in 2018
Posted: Thu, 12 Aug 2021
The proportion of weddings conducted as religious ceremonies in England and Wales hit a record low in 2018, new figures have shown. Read More »
Nigerian Humanist leader charged over ‘blasphemous’ Facebook posts
Posted: Thu, 05 Aug 2021
Nigerian Humanist leader Mubarak Bala is facing formal charges over Facebook posts which allegedly contained 'blasphemous' content. Read More »
Religious privilege causing injustice, NSS tells Law Commission
Posted: Wed, 04 Aug 2021
The NSS has raised inconsistencies and unfairness in laws on education, charity, health and animal welfare in response to a consultation. Read More »
Government doesn’t know how many children are forced into faith schools
Posted: Thu, 29 Jul 2021
The government has said it has no estimate of how many children are effectively forced into faith schools in England. Read More »
NSS welcomes moves to protect free speech on communications offences
Posted: Thu, 29 Jul 2021
The NSS has welcomed moves to protect free speech in a Law Commission report on reforms to communications offences in England and Wales. Read More »
MPs call for home education register to protect children’s rights
Posted: Wed, 28 Jul 2021
A committee of MPs has called for a register of home educated children in England, along with other measures long supported by the NSS. Read More »
Proposed advertising rules may fuel religious censorship, NSS warns
Posted: Wed, 21 Jul 2021
The NSS has alerted the bodies which write advertising guidelines that new proposals may result in greater religious censorship. Read More »
Faith school slammed for book advocating death for gay people
Posted: Tue, 20 Jul 2021
An independent faith school has failed an inspection after a book calling for gay people to be killed was found in its library. Read More »
NSS advises Scottish government on strategies to end ‘conversion therapy’
Posted: Mon, 19 Jul 2021
The NSS 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 »
