Tags: Collective worship

Lib Dems back proposals to end compulsory worship and faith school discrimination against teachers

Liberal Democrats have voted in support of a motion to abolish compulsory worship in schools and to end religious... Read More »

Calls for national debate over collective worship requirement in schools

Renewed calls have been made for a national debate about the requirement on schools to hold acts of collective worship.... Read More »

New petition calls for an end to compulsory worship in schools

A petition has been launched calling on political parties to commit to ending compulsory worship in schools.

With parties... Read More »

Compulsory Christian worship should be reframed as ‘spiritual reflection’, says Church of England education chief

The legal requirement for schools to provide a daily act of 'broadly Christian' collective worship should be replaced... Read More »

School governors’ body recommends abolition of collective worship law

The National Governors' Association, which represents 300,000 school governors in England, has become the latest body... Read More »

American Christian group demand right to deliver “inspirational messages” in school assemblies

A group promoting fundamentalist Christian values in the United States is demanding the right to deliver "inspirational... Read More »

Edinburgh secularists back bid to abolish religious observance in schools

An Edinburgh parent has launched a petition requesting that City of Edinburgh Council conducts a local vote to challenge... Read More »

Government confirms school worship guidance can be ignored

The Department for Education has confirmed that its own controversial guidance on collective worship can be ignored... Read More »

Lady Massey asks why children are forced into collective worship

Baroness Massey of Darwen has asked a Parliamentary Question in the House of Lords about whether allowing non-religious... Read More »

Church of England schools flouting daily worship law

A survey by The Sunday Times has found that 40% of Church of England 'faith schools' are flouting the law that requires... Read More »

Education Bill: Peers oppose proposals to make worship optional in schools

Peers in the House of Lords this week rejected moves to make collective worship in schools optional, rather than compulsory.... Read More »

Proposals to make worship optional in schools rejected by Peers

Peers in the House of Lords have rejected moves to make collective worship in schools optional, rather than compulsory.... Read More »

Meeting with Education Minister on Collective Worship and Employment

Education Minister Lord Hill received a delegation on 12 October from NSS Honorary Associates Lord Avebury and Baroness... Read More »