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 »

NSS asks Lords committee on citizenship to promote secular principles

Posted: Mon, 11 Sep 2017

The NSS has called on Britain to celebrate equality and respect for secular democracy, the rule of law and human rights. Read More »

How a teacher and a Virgin Mary statue drew attention to religious bias in the Irish education system

Posted: Fri, 01 Sep 2017

A humanist teacher who objected to a statue of the virgin Mary being displayed at a state-funded school with a "religious ethos" in Ireland has lost a claim of discrimination at a Workplace Relations Commission hearing. Read More »