Tags: Education
Government dismissed concerns about Jewish school in sex ed scandal
Posted: Thu, 02 Jan 2020
The government dismissed concerns about community pressures at a school which has encouraged parents to withdraw children from RSE. Read More »
NSS welcomes bill to end compulsory worship in non-faith schools
Posted: Mon, 23 Dec 2019
The NSS has welcomed a bill that proposes to scrap compulsory religious worship in non-faith schools in England. Read More »
NSS warns against discriminatory new Catholic school in Peterborough
Posted: Fri, 20 Dec 2019
The NSS has urged Peterborough City Council not to approve plans to open a new discriminatory Catholic school in the east of the city. Read More »
Rule change may shut children out from non-faith schools in Surrey
Posted: Wed, 18 Dec 2019
The NSS has warned that changes to admissions rules in Surrey could restrict families' chances of sending children to non-faith schools. Read More »
NSS to address legacy of 1944 Education Act in lecture
Posted: Thu, 12 Dec 2019
The NSS is to consider the impact of the law which brought hundreds of faith schools into the state sector in a lecture in February. Read More »
Jewish schools pressured parents to opt children out of sex ed
Posted: Tue, 03 Dec 2019
Parents have said two state-funded Jewish schools pressurised them to opt their children out of relationships and sex education. Read More »
Don’t remove right to withdraw from RE, NSS urges Welsh ministers
Posted: Fri, 29 Nov 2019
The NSS has urged the Welsh government not to remove parents' right to withdraw children from religious education. Read More »
NSS welcomes decision to prevent anti-LGBT protests outside school
Posted: Thu, 28 Nov 2019
A high court judge's ruling will prevent mainly Muslim protesters from rallying against inclusive education outside a Birmingham school.. Read More »
Islamic school segregating by sex despite ruling it’s unlawful
Posted: Tue, 26 Nov 2019
Inspectors have found an independent Islamic school segregating children by sex, two years after the practice was ruled unlawful. Read More »
CoE trust to introduce alternative to worship after legal challenge
Posted: Wed, 20 Nov 2019
An academy trust will provide an inclusive alternative assembly for pupils withdrawn from collective worship after a legal challenge. Read More »
Government warns Islamic school with pro-Taliban book in library
Posted: Thu, 14 Nov 2019
The Department for Education has warned nine independent faith schools over failings in a set of newly-published notices. Read More »
Independent Islamic school segregating children by sex, says Ofsted
Posted: Wed, 06 Nov 2019
An Islamic school has been found in breach of standards for segregating children by sex, two years after the practice was ruled unlawful. Read More »
Compulsory RE mustn’t indoctrinate, says European Court of Human Rights
Posted: Thu, 31 Oct 2019
The European Court of Human Rights has said RE curricula must be conveyed in an "objective" manner after a successful NSS intervention. Read More »
Islamic school stays open after telling government it was closed
Posted: Thu, 24 Oct 2019
An independent Islamic school has remained open despite telling the government it had closed, a report has revealed. Read More »
Seven independent faith schools banned from admitting new pupils
Posted: Tue, 08 Oct 2019
Seven independent schools in England were barred from admitting new pupils this academic year – and all of them were faith schools. Read More »
Welsh government considers ending right to withdraw from RE & RSE
Posted: Thu, 03 Oct 2019
The Welsh government is consulting on plans to end parents' right to withdraw children from classes on religion, relationships and sex. Read More »
20,000 children sent to faith schools against parental preferences
Posted: Mon, 30 Sep 2019
More than 20,000 children were sent to faith schools in England against their parents' preferences this month, NSS research has found. Read More »
NSS rallies opposition to new selective Catholic school
Posted: Thu, 12 Sep 2019
The NSS is resisting plans to open a religiously selective Catholic school in Peterborough in Cambridgeshire. Read More »
‘No Outsiders’ teacher delivers message of equality in NSS lecture
Posted: Wed, 11 Sep 2019
The creator of an inclusive school programme has emphasised the importance of teaching children about equality at a major NSS lecture. Read More »
Adjudicator can’t stop Jewish school’s impositions on families
Posted: Thu, 05 Sep 2019
A Jewish state school may continue enforcing strict religious observance criteria on children and their families. Read More »
