Tags: British Values
Ofsted: Jewish school failing on safety, curriculum and tolerance
Posted: Tue, 26 Jun 2018
Ofsted has deemed a state-funded Jewish school inadequate after finding it deliberately undermined pupils' safety, taught a narrow curriculum and failed to promote tolerance.
A report published this morning severely criticised the leadership of Yesodey Hatorah... Read More »
NSS says integration efforts should focus on common citizenship
Posted: Tue, 05 Jun 2018
The NSS has said the government should treat citizens as individuals and tackle the segregation faith schools cause to boost integration. 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 »
Government integration strategy places emphasis on faith groups
Posted: Wed, 14 Mar 2018
The NSS has expressed concern over the government's proposed reliance on faith leaders in an integration strategy for England. Read More »
Ofsted head: school leaders should promote “muscular liberalism”
Posted: Thu, 01 Feb 2018
The NSS has welcomed a call from the head of education watchdog Ofsted for head teachers to confront religious extremists. Read More »
More religious schools undermining British values, warns Ofsted
Posted: Wed, 13 Dec 2017
A growing number of religious schools are spreading beliefs that clash with British values and equalities law, Ofsted has warned. Read More »
Half of independent faith schools failing
Posted: Sat, 25 Nov 2017
Almost half of independent faith schools have been rated as 'inadequate' or 'requires improvement' since Ofsted introduced new standards for inspections. Read More »
Ofsted repeatedly fails dozens of independent faith schools
Posted: Wed, 20 Sep 2017
Dozens of small independent faith schools have repeatedly failed to meet Ofsted standards in the last three years. Read More »
Britain has no national religious identity, say 18 to 24s
Posted: Thu, 12 Jan 2017
A ComRes poll has found that a plurality of 18 to 24 year olds believe Britain is a country "without a specific religious identity." Read More »
Promotion of 'British values' undermines Christian teaching, says Church of England: NSS responds
Posted: Fri, 14 Nov 2014
The Church of England has complained that the promotion of fundamental values such as democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance in schools could undermine Christian teaching. Read More »
Only 7% think being Christian is important for being British
Posted: Wed, 23 Jan 2013
A new report from the think tank British Future has found that just 7% of Britons agree that being Christian is an important attribute for being British. Read More »
Britons becoming more tolerant
Posted: Thu, 08 Nov 2012
A Yougov poll of 1,637 people shows that in several respects, Britain has become more tolerant and less prejudiced during the past four decades. Read More »
