Tags: Faith Schools
Research reveals systemic bias against secular schools
The National Secular Society has said more must be done to safeguard non-faith schools' secular ethos after research... Read More »
NSS: education secretary must keep faith-based admissions cap
The National Secular Society has urged the new education secretary Damian Hinds to drop plans to remove the 50% cap... Read More »
Faith ethos loophole risks undermining sex education, NSS warns
The Department for Education has launched a consultation on new sex education guidance which will allow schools to... Read More »
More religious schools undermining British values, warns Ofsted
Ofsted has warned that an increasing number of conservative religious schools are spreading beliefs that clash with... Read More »
Widespread support for inclusive secular schooling in Hackney
A consultation on educational proposals by the London borough of Hackney has revealed extensive support for inclusive... Read More »
NSS accuses Welby of ‘cynical abuse of religious privilege’ over Lords education debate
The National Secular Society has criticised the "cynical abuse of religious privilege" on display at a House of Lords... Read More »
NSS accuses Welby of ‘cynical abuse of religious privilege’ over Lords education debate
The National Secular Society has criticised the "cynical abuse of religious privilege" on display at a House of Lords... Read More »
NSS warns against plan to mix secular and Hindu academy trusts
The National Secular Society has told the Government that plans to merge a secular multi-academy trust with a Hindu... Read More »
Faith schools using RS IGCSE loophole to teach just one religion
The number of pupils being entered for a religious studies IGCSE exam which allows them to learn about only one religion... Read More »
Pupils in Jewish schools gender segregated for different RE lessons
The National Secular Society has called on the Department for Education (DfE) to investigate a number of state-funded... Read More »
Ofsted to consult and publish guidance on religious clothing policy
The schools inspectorate Ofsted has said it will consult "a range of stakeholders" before finalising guidance over... Read More »
Islamic faith schools endorsing misogyny, dossier reveals
The Government's former integration tsar has called for a moratorium on the opening of new faith schools after a dossier... Read More »
Half of independent faith schools failing
Almost half of independent faith schools have been rated as 'inadequate' or 'requires improvement' since Ofsted introduced... Read More »
Church of England 'misselling school admissions policies'
The Church of England is misleading the public over the extent of religious discrimination in its schools' admissions... Read More »
Exclusive: Most state Jewish schools enforce religious dress
Nearly 60% of state-funded Jewish schools in England compel pupils to wear religious clothing as part of the school... Read More »
NSS asks DfE to clarify Oasis schools’ faith status
The National Secular Society has asked the Government to "clear up the confusion" over a group of academies with a... Read More »
NSS urges clampdown on creationist faith school
The National Secular Society has urged the Government to investigate a faith school that insists the universe is 5,778... Read More »
C of E school services grow as congregations decline
The number of children attending Church of England services during school time has risen for at least the third consecutive... Read More »
Government ‘obfuscates’ over faith schools' teacher discrimination
The National Secular Society has accused the government of obfuscating over the extent to which schools with a religious... Read More »
NSS welcomes ruling: Islamic school's gender segregation unlawful
The National Secular Society has welcomed a landmark ruling in the Court of Appeal that an Islamic school's policy... Read More »
Parents protest plan to merge non-religious school into Christian one
Parents and children have taken to the streets to protest plans to merge Trafalgar College, a school without a religious... Read More »
‘Religious segregation under one roof' proposed for Isle of Man school
A faith school will co-locate with a non-religious school while retaining a faith-based ethos, in what the National... Read More »
Girls forced to wear hijabs in English schools, NSS reveals
Girls in dozens of schools in England are forced to wear hijabs, according to National Secular Society research published... Read More »
Ofsted repeatedly fails dozens of independent faith schools
Dozens of small independent faith schools have repeatedly failed to meet Ofsted standards in the last three years,... Read More »
More than half of Brits now non-religious, study finds
The National Secular Society has called for "a serious debate about religion's place in our society" after a study... Read More »
