Tags: Education
Ofsted to consult and publish guidance on religious clothing policy
Posted: Wed, 29 Nov 2017
Ofsted has said it will consult "a range of stakeholders" before finalising its guidance over religious garments such as hijabs. Read More »
Islamic faith schools endorsing misogyny, dossier reveals
Posted: Tue, 28 Nov 2017
A former integration tsar has said faith school openings should pause amid news that Islamic schools endorse wife-beating and misogyny. 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 »
Church of England 'misselling school admissions policies'
Posted: Thu, 23 Nov 2017
The C of E is misleading the public over the extent of religious discrimination in its schools' admissions policies, a report says. Read More »
Exclusive: Most state Jewish schools enforce religious dress
Posted: Tue, 21 Nov 2017
Nearly 60% of state-funded Jewish schools in England compel pupils to wear religious clothing, NSS research has revealed. Read More »
Ofsted to crack down on schools which require girls to wear hijabs
Posted: Mon, 20 Nov 2017
Schools which force only girls to wear religious garments could be in breach of equality laws, Ofsted's chief inspector has said. Read More »
NSS asks DfE to clarify Oasis schools’ faith status
Posted: Mon, 13 Nov 2017
The NSS has written to the Government about a group of academies with a religious ethos which are not classified as faith schools. Read More »
NSS urges clampdown on creationist faith school
Posted: Tue, 31 Oct 2017
The National Secular Society has urged the Government to investigate a Jewish faith school that insists the universe is 5778 years old and forbids any discussion of "personal relationships". Read More »
C of E school services grow as congregations decline
Posted: Thu, 19 Oct 2017
The number of children attending Church of England services during school time has risen for at least the third consecutive year. Read More »
Parents’ protests stop evangelism in Kent school
Posted: Wed, 18 Oct 2017
A primary school in Kent has stopped inviting a Christian evangelist group to lead assemblies and lessons, following complaints from parents. Read More »
Government ‘obfuscates’ over faith schools' teacher discrimination
Posted: Wed, 18 Oct 2017
The NSS has accused the government of obfuscating over the extent of religious schools' ability to discriminate when hiring teachers. Read More »
NSS welcomes ruling: Islamic school's gender segregation unlawful
Posted: Fri, 13 Oct 2017
The NSS has welcomed a ruling in the Court of Appeal that an Islamic school's policy of gender segregation was unlawful. Read More »
Parents protest plan to merge non-religious school into Christian one
Posted: Wed, 11 Oct 2017
Parents and children have taken to the streets to protest plans to merge Trafalgar College, a school without a religious ethos, into the Christian Great Yarmouth Charter Academy. Read More »
'Life and society' classes to replace religious education in Luxembourg schools
Posted: Wed, 27 Sep 2017
Luxembourg has abolished religious teaching in schools as part of the government's plan to separate church and state. Read More »
‘Religious segregation under one roof' proposed for Isle of Man school
Posted: Wed, 27 Sep 2017
A faith school will co-locate with a non-religious school while retaining a faith-based ethos, in what the NSS has termed "a farce". Read More »
RE needs “strategic, urgent intervention”, says independent report
Posted: Thu, 21 Sep 2017
Religious education in England faces "a perilous future" unless it is subject to "strategic, urgent intervention", according to a report. 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 »
Schools sidelining RE, survey finds
Posted: Sun, 17 Sep 2017
The NSS has called for a 'fundamental rethink' about religious education after research showed that many English schools are not offering the subject. Read More »
Inclusion of trans pupils violates religious rights, claim parents
Posted: Thu, 14 Sep 2017
Two parents have withdrawn their son from a Church of England primary school after it allowed a student to wear a girl's uniform. Read More »
Campaigners raise concern over hijab in primary schools
Posted: Thu, 14 Sep 2017
Feminist campaigners are calling for a "robust" response to the rise of the hijab in state primary schools. Read More »
