Tags: Education
NSS urges support for teachers amid anti-LGBT protests and threats
Posted: Wed, 10 Apr 2019
The NSS has urged the government to reconsider a requirement on schools to take pupils' "religious background" into account when teaching about relationships. Read More »
Six independent faith schools warned over safeguarding failures
Posted: Thu, 04 Apr 2019
The government has warned six independent faith schools in England over their failures to meet safeguarding standards. Read More »
NSS welcomes home education reform and registration scheme
Posted: Tue, 02 Apr 2019
The NSS has welcomed a government plan requiring local authorities and families to register children outside mainstream education. Read More »
NSS expresses support for RE and RSE reform in Wales
Posted: Fri, 29 Mar 2019
The NSS has expressed qualified support for proposed reforms to religious education and relationships and sexuality education in Wales. Read More »
NSS to challenge new religiously selective faith school proposals
Posted: Tue, 26 Mar 2019
The government has announced details of plans for 14 new faith schools which could select all their children on a religious basis. Read More »
More schools suspend diversity teaching under Muslim pressure
Posted: Wed, 20 Mar 2019
Four more primary schools in Birmingham have stopped teaching lessons about diversity amid complaints from mainly Muslim parents. Read More »
NSS launches new range of school resources: Exploring Secularism
Posted: Wed, 20 Mar 2019
The NSS has launched a new range of resources for secondary schools related to secularism and religion's role in society. Read More »
NSS leads call for national inquiry into school admissions
Posted: Tue, 19 Mar 2019
The NSS has raised concerns about faith-based discrimination and segregation and called for an inquiry into school admissions in England. Read More »
Birmingham school suspends diversity lessons despite Ofsted backing
Posted: Thu, 14 Mar 2019
A school has suspended lessons about diversity amid objections from predominantly Muslim parents. Read More »
Out-of-school settings code should be mandatory, NSS tells DfE
Posted: Thu, 07 Mar 2019
The NSS has said a code of practice for out-of-school educational settings should be mandatory in response to a government consultation. Read More »
NSS: government must support schools which promote LGBT equality
Posted: Tue, 05 Mar 2019
The NSS has urged the government to support a school in Birmingham which is under pressure to stop teaching lessons on LGBT equality. Read More »
NSS welcomes updated guidance on relationships & sex education
Posted: Mon, 25 Feb 2019
The government has resisted religious pressure to extend parents' right to withdraw their children from relationships and sex education. Read More »
Failing faith school harming pupils’ wellbeing, says Ofsted
Posted: Mon, 18 Feb 2019
An independent Jewish faith school in London has been found 'inadequate' in all areas after an inspection uncovered a litany of failures. Read More »
School breaks ties with group that hosted Islamic extremists
Posted: Thu, 14 Feb 2019
A school has stopped letting its premises to an Islamic weekend school after the NSS raised concerns over the messages it was promoting. Read More »
School cancels play about evolution after Christian parents object
Posted: Fri, 08 Feb 2019
A school has cancelled a play about the discovery of evolution amid objections from Christian parents. Read More »
Schools warned as parents refuse to let pupils speak to inspectors
Posted: Thu, 07 Feb 2019
The government has told independent schools inspectors must be able to speak to pupils after a Jewish school received a warning notice. Read More »
Isle of Man parents voice concern over RE ‘propaganda’
Posted: Fri, 01 Feb 2019
The National Secular Society has called for improved vetting and standards for religious education resources after parents accused a school of handing religious "propaganda" to pupils. Read More »
Welsh government to put non-religious worldviews on curriculum
Posted: Tue, 29 Jan 2019
Wales's government will include non-religious worldviews in its curriculum and allow non-religious representatives on RE advisory bodies. Read More »
Religion must not trample on children’s rights, says Ofsted head
Posted: Thu, 24 Jan 2019
The chief inspector of schools in England has told parliament that children's rights should take priority over religious concerns. Read More »
NSS calls on equality body to promote inclusive education
Posted: Wed, 09 Jan 2019
The NSS has called on the Equality and Human Rights Commission to back a secular education system in response to a new strategic plan. Read More »
