Complaints about sexist dress code at faith school dismissed

Posted: Thu, 13 Jan 2022

The National Secular Society has questioned a school adjudicator's dismissal of complaints that a faith school's dress code is sexist. Read More »

Schools block vaccine on religious grounds

Posted: Wed, 22 Dec 2021

A Hindu academy chain has blocked delivery of flu vaccinations in its schools, including those with no faith ethos, on religious grounds. Read More »

Faith school that limits biology teaching fails inspection

Posted: Mon, 20 Dec 2021

An independent faith school that does not teach biology beyond Year 8 has been criticised by inspectors. Read More »

Closing non-faith Wigan school may be unlawful, NSS warns

Posted: Tue, 14 Dec 2021

The closure of a community school in Wigan may be unlawful, the National Secular Society has cautioned. Read More »

NSS warns against closure of non-faith school in Wigan

Posted: Wed, 24 Nov 2021

The closure of a non-faith school in Wigan would decimate secular provision in the area, the NSS has warned. Read More »

Faith school fails fourth consecutive Ofsted inspection

Posted: Tue, 23 Nov 2021

An independent orthodox Jewish boys' school has been rated inadequate for the fourth consecutive time by Ofsted. Read More »

NSS welcomes action on illegal faith schools

Posted: Fri, 19 Nov 2021

The National Secular Society has welcomed a new government service allowing the public to report unregistered schools they believe to be operating illegally. Read More »

Faith school to change all-white ethnicity form after NSS complaint

Posted: Tue, 16 Nov 2021

A faith school that put only white ethnic groups on an application form must change its admissions policy after the NSS raised concerns. Read More »

NSS backs more inclusive faith school admissions in Suffolk

Posted: Wed, 03 Nov 2021

The National Secular Society has supported plans to end discriminatory admissions policies for some faith schools in Suffolk. Read More »

DfE doesn’t know how many schools have discriminatory admissions

Posted: Mon, 01 Nov 2021

The government has admitted it does not know how many schools apply religious discrimination in their admissions. Read More »

NSS calls for transparency over discriminatory school admissions

Posted: Thu, 14 Oct 2021

The NSS has urged the new schools' minister to increase transparency over school admissions. Read More »

Challenge religious stigmatising of LGBT people, NSS tells Welsh government

Posted: Mon, 20 Sep 2021

The National Secular Society has called on the Welsh government to challenge religious homophobia in education, healthcare and charities. Read More »

Three in 10 families have little choice but a faith school, NSS finds

Posted: Mon, 23 Aug 2021

Many families in England have little choice but a faith school and thousands are forced into faith schools against their wishes each year. Read More »

Government doesn’t know how many children are forced into faith schools

Posted: Thu, 29 Jul 2021

The government has said it has no estimate of how many children are effectively forced into faith schools in England. Read More »

Faith school with only white ethnicity options in application form to be investigated

Posted: Fri, 02 Jul 2021

A state-funded faith school will be investigated after the NSS raised concerns about potential racial discrimination in its admissions. Read More »

Religiosity inspections National Secular Society report

Scrap faith groups’ inspections of schools, says NSS report

Posted: Tue, 27 Apr 2021

Inspections of state schools which are carried out by religious groups are inappropriate and should be scrapped, an NSS report has said. Read More »

Church intransigence creates ‘school planning nightmare’ in Somerset

Posted: Tue, 16 Mar 2021

The Church of England's ability to block academisation options is frustrating reorganisation plans and putting schools at risk, the NSS has warned. Read More »