Tags: Admissions
Jewish school may place requirements on families, adjudicator rules
Posted: Thu, 09 Aug 2018
A state school is not breaching the school admissions code by placing demands on families' dress and behaviour, an adjudicator has ruled. Read More »
Former education secretary renews call for reform of religion in schools
Posted: Tue, 17 Jul 2018
Religious education should be replaced with a new national 'Religion, Belief and Values' subject, a former education secretary has recommended. Read More »
Study: faith schools’ entry policies are complex and inconsistent
Posted: Fri, 06 Jul 2018
A study of faith schools in Leicester has said their complex admissions policies cause particular harm to disadvantaged families. Read More »
Gov’t drops proposal to scrap 50% admissions cap – but plans discriminatory faith school expansion
Posted: Fri, 11 May 2018
The government has abandoned plans to lift the cap on faith-based admissions to new free schools in England – but will pave the way for a new wave of religiously selective faith schools. Read More »
Government plans to create 36 new religious free schools in England
Posted: Thu, 10 May 2018
The government plans to create 36 new faith schools in England as it rolls out its latest round of new free schools, the NSS has found. Read More »
NSS: government must listen to Greening on faith-based admissions
Posted: Tue, 24 Apr 2018
The NSS has said the government must reconsider expanding faith-based school admissions after a former education secretary's criticisms. Read More »
Lords committee: respect the law before “the values of others”
Posted: Thu, 19 Apr 2018
Public policy must put "respect for the law" before "respect for the values of others" and defend "the shared values of British citizenship", a House of Lords committee has said.
In a report published yesterday, the Lords select committee on citizenship and... Read More »
NSS criticises admissions policies that push parents into church
Posted: Tue, 17 Apr 2018
The NSS has responded to a poll which showed public disapproval of parents who 'cheat' the school admissions system. Read More »
18,000 children sent to faith schools against parental preference
Posted: Mon, 09 Apr 2018
More than 18,000 children were sent to faith schools against their parents' preferences in England this year, an NSS analysis has found. Read More »
Ireland plans to end religious discrimination in school admissions
Posted: Tue, 03 Apr 2018
The NSS has said the DfE should follow the lead of Irish ministers who plan to end a rule which encourages faith-based school admissions. Read More »
Priest’s certificate may be used for admissions, says regulator
Posted: Thu, 08 Feb 2018
Catholic schools may give pupils priority in admissions based on a certificate signed by a priest, a regulator has ruled. Read More »
NSS: education secretary must keep faith-based admissions cap
Posted: Tue, 09 Jan 2018
The NSS has urged Damian Hinds not to remove the 50% cap on religiously selective admissions to faith-based academies and free schools. Read More »
100% faith-based admissions leads to increased levels of segregation, says schools inspectorate
Posted: Mon, 24 Jul 2017
The chief inspector of schools has criticised Government proposals to allow some faith schools to select all of their pupils on the basis of faith and suggested the plans may be dropped. Read More »
New poll finds huge opposition to Government’s plans for more discriminatory faith schools
Posted: Tue, 30 May 2017
Government plans to allow new faith schools to discriminate on religious grounds by selecting all of their pupils on the basis of faith have attracted mass public opposition, a poll has found. Read More »
Sadiq Khan: Imperative that pupils from different backgrounds mix at school
Posted: Tue, 28 Mar 2017
Sadiq Khan has hit out at the Government's plans to allow total religiously-selective admissions in new free schools with a faith ethos. Read More »
Plans to increase discriminatory faith school admissions ‘reveals an alarming democratic deficit’
Posted: Fri, 28 Oct 2016
The education secretary's power to relax faith school admissions without parliamentary approval or scrutiny reveals a disturbing democratic deficit, the National Secular Society has warned. Read More »
NSS calls for rethink over Government plans to relax faith schools admissions rules
Posted: Fri, 09 Sep 2016
The National Secular Society has urged the Government to rethink plans to allow new faith schools to select all of their pupils on the basis of faith. Read More »
Peers criticise “divisive influence” of faith schools
Posted: Thu, 12 May 2016
A House of Lords debate on school admissions has seen peers criticise segregation and division fed by faith schools and challenging Government plans to prevent civil society organisations from objecting to Admissions Code violations. Read More »
Cross-party call by MPs for more inclusive faith school admissions
Posted: Wed, 20 Apr 2016
A cross-party group of MPs has called on the Government to make faith school admissions more inclusive and bolster social cohesion. Read More »
Government announces clampdown on complaints about faith school admissions code violations
Posted: Mon, 25 Jan 2016
The NSS has warned that Government plans to stop secularist campaign groups from challenging the admissions processes of faith schools will enable faith schools to break the admissions code with impunity. Read More »
