Tags: Education
Don’t let schools push creationism as science, NSS tells government
Posted: Fri, 20 Nov 2020
The NSS has raised the alarm over an independent faith school which claims to teach creationism as science. Read More »
Out-of-school settings code to be voluntary, government confirms
Posted: Fri, 30 Oct 2020
The NSS has warned that making a safeguarding code for out-of-school educational settings voluntary will leave children's rights at risk. Read More »
Academisation leading to more religious control of schools, NSS finds
Posted: Wed, 21 Oct 2020
Religious groups have gained greater control over many schools as a result of opportunities created by academisation, the NSS has found. Read More »
NSS: school admissions changes miss chance to tackle discrimination
Posted: Fri, 16 Oct 2020
The NSS has criticised a revision of England's school admissions code for not tackling inequities stemming from faith-based admissions. Read More »
NSS gives evidence to Senedd committee over Welsh curriculum reform
Posted: Fri, 16 Oct 2020
The NSS has said children's rights should take priority over religious interests in a new curriculum for Wales in evidence to the Senedd. Read More »
Regular C of E worshippers form less than 2% of England’s population
Posted: Mon, 12 Oct 2020
Fewer than 2% of people in England regularly worshipped at CoE churches in 2019, even though many children attended services for schools. Read More »
Report: equality law failing to protect people from faith-based discrimination
Posted: Wed, 30 Sep 2020
Equality law is failing to protect the non-religious and members of religious minorities from discrimination, the NSS has warned. Read More »
NSS urges Senedd to back curriculum reforms
Posted: Fri, 25 Sep 2020
The NSS has urged a Senedd education committee to back new legislation to reform religious studies and sex education in Wales. Read More »
Guidance grants schools leeway to push anti-LGBT religious views
Posted: Fri, 18 Sep 2020
Faith schools will be able to teach that same-sex relationships and gender reassignment aren't permitted by the religions they promote. Read More »
Religious belonging in decline in Scotland, official survey finds
Posted: Thu, 17 Sep 2020
The NSS has called for a rethink of religion's role in Scotland's schools after a survey found most Scots don't belong to a religion. Read More »
Thousands sent to faith schools against their families’ preferences
Posted: Tue, 01 Sep 2020
More than 130,000 children have been sent to faith schools in England against their parents' preferences since 2014, the NSS has found. Read More »
NSS: council should tackle discriminatory school admissions in review
Posted: Wed, 05 Aug 2020
The NSS has called on Liverpool City Council to consider the impact of discriminatory policies in faith schools in an upcoming review. Read More »
Give every child a pluralistic education, NSS tells Welsh government
Posted: Tue, 28 Jul 2020
The NSS has urged the Welsh government to extend planned reforms of RE so every child is given a pluralistic and balanced syllabus. Read More »
Plans for new faith schools not being properly scrutinised, says NSS
Posted: Sat, 18 Jul 2020
Proposals to open 19 new faith schools in England aren't being properly scrutinised because of a lack of transparency, the NSS has said. Read More »
NSS urges ministers to reject Catholic leaders’ pleading over RE
Posted: Fri, 03 Jul 2020
The NSS has urged the Welsh government to reject objections from Catholic leaders to plans to reform RE. Read More »
Independent faith schools being allowed to fail children, says NSS
Posted: Thu, 25 Jun 2020
The government is allowing independent faith schools which raise serious concerns to fail inspections repeatedly, the NSS has warned. Read More »
Catholic school heads oppose pluralistic religious education plans
Posted: Wed, 24 Jun 2020
The heads of all 84 Catholic schools in Wales have claimed government plans for reform "strike at the very identity of Catholic schools". Read More »
Schools won’t compromise on relationships education, rabbis tell PM
Posted: Thu, 21 May 2020
Seventeen rabbis have said Charedi Jewish schools won't compromise with government requirements to teach about same-sex couples. Read More »
NSS supports plans to regulate unregistered schools
Posted: Wed, 13 May 2020
The NSS has expressed support for plans to regulate settings providing full-time education and define what a school is in England. Read More »
Welsh faith schools will have to offer reformed syllabus on religion
Posted: Tue, 05 May 2020
Wales's faith schools will have to offer a non-denominational religion, values and ethics syllabus if parents request it under new plans. Read More »
