Tags: Faith Schools
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
End faith-based selection to promote fairer admissions, NSS says
Posted: Fri, 01 May 2020
Religious selection in faith schools undermines efforts to improve the socio-economic diversity of schools' intakes, the NSS has said. Read More »
Council defends plans to extend selection in Catholic schools
Posted: Wed, 22 Apr 2020
Renfrewshire Council looks set to extend the priority it gives to children who are baptised Catholic for admission to Catholic schools. Read More »
Don’t extend selection in Catholic schools, NSS urges council
Posted: Mon, 30 Mar 2020
The NSS has urged Renfrewshire Council not to extend the priority given to baptised Catholic children for admission to Catholic schools. Read More »
NSS urges council not to replace community school with faith school
Posted: Wed, 26 Feb 2020
The NSS has warned Surrey County Council against a plan to turn a community school into a faith school. Read More »
NSS: council wrong over baptism certificates in school admissions
Posted: Mon, 17 Feb 2020
Renfrewshire Council plans to extend the priority given to children who are baptised Catholic for admission to Catholic schools. Read More »
Challenge to new Catholic school in Peterborough rejected
Posted: Thu, 13 Feb 2020
A challenge to a decision to open a new selective Catholic school has been rejected, despite strong backing from local residents. Read More »
NSS urges council to reduce funding for transport to faith schools
Posted: Wed, 12 Feb 2020
The NSS has urged Telford & Wrekin Council to end discretionary funding for transport to faith schools in response to a consultation. Read More »
NSS refused permission to challenge faith school expansion in Wales
Posted: Mon, 03 Feb 2020
The NSS has been refused permission for a judicial review against Vale of Glamorgan Council over a Church in Wales school's expansion. Read More »
NSS urges council not to approve discriminatory Catholic school
Posted: Thu, 23 Jan 2020
The NSS has urged Peterborough City Council not to approve plans to open a new religiously selective Catholic state school in the city. Read More »
Council set to approve discriminatory faith school in Peterborough
Posted: Fri, 17 Jan 2020
A new discriminatory Catholic primary school is expected to open in Peterborough after education officials recommended its approval. Read More »
Government dismissed concerns about Jewish school in sex ed scandal
Posted: Thu, 02 Jan 2020
The government dismissed concerns about community pressures at a school which has encouraged parents to withdraw children from RSE. Read More »
NSS warns against discriminatory new Catholic school in Peterborough
Posted: Fri, 20 Dec 2019
The NSS has urged Peterborough City Council not to approve plans to open a new discriminatory Catholic school in the east of the city. Read More »
Rule change may shut children out from non-faith schools in Surrey
Posted: Wed, 18 Dec 2019
The NSS has warned that changes to admissions rules in Surrey could restrict families' chances of sending children to non-faith schools. Read More »
NSS to address legacy of 1944 Education Act in lecture
Posted: Thu, 12 Dec 2019
The NSS is to consider the impact of the law which brought hundreds of faith schools into the state sector in a lecture in February. Read More »
20,000 children sent to faith schools against parental preferences
Posted: Mon, 30 Sep 2019
More than 20,000 children were sent to faith schools in England against their parents' preferences this month, NSS research has found. Read More »
