Tags: Education
NSS calls for school integration in NI amid religious polarisation
Posted: Fri, 13 Apr 2018
The NSS has called for action to integrate Northern Ireland's schools after a poll revealed the extent of religious polarisation there. Read More »
NSS criticises creation of Muslim state schools in Manchester
Posted: Thu, 12 Apr 2018
The NSS has criticised the creation of two state-funded, single-sex Muslim secondary schools for up to 800 children each in Manchester. Read More »
DfE consults on creating home education register
Posted: Wed, 11 Apr 2018
The government is consulting over proposals to introduce a register of home-educated children. Read More »
DfE U-turn leaves children in out-of-school settings unprotected
Posted: Wed, 11 Apr 2018
The NSS has criticised the government for giving in to faith groups over the registration of out-of-school educational settings. 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 »
Six independent Islamic schools had serious failings, says DfE
Posted: Thu, 05 Apr 2018
Six independent Islamic schools in England had serious regulatory failings during recent inspections, according to new warning notices. 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 »
Tackling unregistered schools ‘a priority’, says DfE
Posted: Thu, 15 Mar 2018
The Department for Education has said unregistered schools are limiting children's life chances and tackling them is a priority. Read More »
Swedish governing party plans to end religious 'free' schools
Posted: Tue, 13 Mar 2018
Sweden's governing party will propose ending the role of publicly-funded religious 'free' schools in its manifesto for autumn's election. Read More »
NSS: school which censored textbooks trying to hide from criticism
Posted: Mon, 12 Mar 2018
The NSS has said a Jewish school which engaged in anti-gay censorship is using erroneous accusations of bigotry to hide from criticism. Read More »
NSS welcomes Lib Dem pledge to tackle unregistered schools
Posted: Wed, 07 Mar 2018
The NSS has welcomed the Liberal Democrats' pledge to tackle unregistered schools. Read More »
Faith schools minister warns independent Charedi schools in Hackney
Posted: Tue, 06 Mar 2018
Charedi-run schools in Hackney will face action unless they prepare children for "life in modern British society", a minister has warned. Read More »
Extremists exploit lax home schooling laws, police study finds
Posted: Sun, 04 Mar 2018
Half of 70 known extremists in London removed their children from state schools to educate them at home, according to a study. Read More »
Ofsted: council failed to support school over hijab and fasting
Posted: Fri, 23 Feb 2018
Ofsted has said a London council's support for a school whose leaders faced abuse and intimidation was "perfunctory at best". Read More »
NSS leads protest against plans to lift faith-based admissions cap
Posted: Wed, 21 Feb 2018
The NSS has led a protest outside Parliament against plans to extend religious discrimination in school admissions. Read More »
Right of withdrawal from sex education will continue, says Hinds
Posted: Wed, 21 Feb 2018
Parents will continue to have the right to withdraw children from sex education at secondary school, the education secretary has said. Read More »
Majority of Britons see religious studies as unimportant
Posted: Thu, 15 Feb 2018
The British public considers religious studies one of the least important subjects which secondary schools teach, according to a poll. Read More »
Damning Ofsted report for school which teaches creation story as science
Posted: Tue, 13 Feb 2018
A small independent Christian primary school which teaches the Bible's creation story in science lessons has had a damning Ofsted report. 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 »
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 »
