Tags: Collective Worship
NSS urges repeal, not enforcement, of law on worship in schools
The National Secular Society has urged the government to repeal the law requiring collective worship in schools in... Read More »
UK quizzed over collective worship law by UN
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has questioned laws which require collective worship in UK schools after... Read More »
Regular C of E worshippers form less than 2% of England’s population
Fewer than two per cent of people in England regularly worshipped at Church of England churches in 2019, despite tens... Read More »
NSS welcomes bill to end compulsory worship in non-faith schools
The National Secular Society has welcomed a bill that proposes to scrap compulsory religious worship in non-faith... Read More »
NSS to address legacy of 1944 Education Act in lecture
The National Secular Society is to consider the impact of the 1944 Education Act, which brought hundreds of faith... Read More »
CoE trust to introduce alternative to worship after legal challenge
A Church of England multi-academy trust has said it will provide an inclusive alternative assembly for pupils withdrawn... Read More »
Parents challenge academy’s Christian assemblies in court
A couple have launched a legal challenge against a primary school over its assemblies where children take part in... Read More »
C of E services for schools expand by 56% in four years
The National Secular Society has said a rapid rise in the number of children being taken to Church of England school... Read More »
Let children make their own minds up about religion, says report
The National Secular Society has welcomed an academic report which calls on English state schools to raise children... Read More »
Scottish Catholic schools to marginalise children who don’t pray
The National Secular Society has criticised a proposal to exclude children at Catholic schools in Scotland from nativity... Read More »
NSS: Scottish worship law needs reform to protect children’s rights
The National Secular Society has called on the Scottish government to end compulsory religious observance in schools... Read More »
British public opposes religious influence in education, poll finds
British adults are strongly opposed to religious influence in school admissions, assemblies and the teaching of Religious... Read More »
Welsh AMs to probe whether collective worship is compliant with human rights law
Two Welsh school students who launched a petition demanding the removal of the obligation on state schools to hold... Read More »
Welsh students launch petition against collective worship
Two Welsh school students have launched a petition calling on Welsh Assembly Members to end the obligation on schools... Read More »
Scottish Government consults on religious observance, as poll shows majority favour reform
The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on religious observance, following a court case last year and... Read More »
Scottish Government to consult on religious observance guidance
Campaigners in Scotland have agreed to "pause" their legal action on religious observance in Scottish schools, pending... Read More »
Campaigns against school worship gain momentum in Scotland and Northern Ireland
The Humanist Society Scotland (HSS) has launched a judicial review against the Scottish Government following its refusal... Read More »
Open letter to Education Secretary: Government must respect children’s rights and abolish collective worship requirement
Thirty campaigners, including academics, MPs, peers, faith groups and educators, have called on the Government to... Read More »
UN children’s rights Committee calls on UK to abolish compulsory worship in schools
A United Nations committee has urged the UK to repeal laws requiring the provision of 'broadly Christian' worship... Read More »
Woolf Commission’s multifaithism 'completely at odds with the religious indifference that permeates British society'
A major new report on the role of religion and belief in public life has been criticised by the National Secular Society... Read More »
Review law on collective worship in schools, say academics
Senior academics have warned of "significant concerns" about the imposition of collective worship in non-religious... Read More »
Student starts petition against collective worship in Northern Ireland
A Sixth Form student has started a campaign against collective worship in Northern Ireland, from which pupils currently... Read More »
DfE issues new guidance for promoting “fundamental British values”
The Department for Education (DfE) has published new guidance for schools on the promotion of "fundamental British... Read More »
Religious influence in schools criticised in House of Lords “religion in public life” debate
The role of religion in schools has come under scrutiny during a House of Lords debate on the role of religion and... Read More »
NSS calls on Welsh Government to review compulsory collective worship
The National Secular Society has called on the Welsh government to review the legal requirement on schools to provide... Read More »
