Tags: Faith Schools
All Noah’s Ark theme park staff must “profess Christ as their saviour”
All workers at the Kentucky 'replica' of Noah's Ark – including cleaners and ticket staff – will have... Read More »
Cross-party call by MPs for more inclusive faith school admissions
A cross-party group of MPs has called on the Government to make faith school admissions more inclusive and bolster... Read More »
Orthodox school bans mention of “evolution or prehistoric events”
Ofsted have written a scathing criticism of an independent orthodox Jewish school which has a policy of not referencing... Read More »
Faith schools selecting pupils from more affluent backgrounds
A new report by the Sutton Trust has revealed how the most socially selective schools are likely to be faith schools... Read More »
NSS urges schools commissioner to reject church plan to control community schools
The National Secular Society has called on the Regional Schools Commissioner for the North of England to oppose plans... Read More »
Faith school transport subsidies set to be axed by Lancashire Council
Lancashire County Council has come under fire from the Church of England over plans to remove transport subsidies... Read More »
Four Newcastle schools facing Church of England takeover
Four non-religious schools are to be merged with a CofE primary under a single academy trust controlled by the Church... Read More »
Religion-based Scottish education system needs to adapt to social change, say academics
A report into the influence of religion in Scottish law has said that Scotland's education system is out-of-step with... Read More »
Church stresses “urgent need” to focus evangelism on children, young people and their parents
The National Secular Society (NSS) has warned that publicly funded schools shouldn't be used for evangelism after... Read More »
UN calls on Ireland to recognise needs of non-Christian children in the education system
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has criticised Ireland in its periodic review, urging the... Read More »
‘Catholics-only’ school bus policy to be reviewed
The National Secular Society has welcomed news that a 'discriminatory' school bus policy, which gives Catholic pupils... Read More »
Government announces clampdown on complaints about faith school admissions code violations
The National Secular Society has warned that Government plans to stop secularist campaign groups from challenging... Read More »
Ultra-Orthodox schools still use corporal punishment, say campaigners
A charity and support group for former Ultra-Orthodox Jews has warned the Government that corporal punishment is widely... Read More »
‘Driving ban’ Charedi school criticised by Ofsted after emergency inspection
A school which threatened a 'ban' on mothers driving their children to school has been criticised by Ofsted for failing... Read More »
Church of England seeks special protection for failing faith schools
One of the Church of England's bishops in the House of Lords has put down an amendment to the Education and Adoption... Read More »
Female governor made to sit “out of sight” of men during school governors’ meetings at Islamic school
Ofsted has released a damning advice note on the Bridge Schools Inspectorate, revealing shocking failures by independent... Read More »
NSS urges Education Secretary not to force Isle of Wight pupils into faith schools
The National Secular Society has written to Education Secretary Nicky Morgan objecting to plans to close down a non-religiously... Read More »
Academy closure will force children into faith schools
Parents on the Isle of Wight face being forced to accept places at religious schools for their children after plans... Read More »
Orthodox Jewish state school bans TV and the internet from pupils’ homes and tells parents to dress ‘modestly’
An Orthodox Jewish faith school instructs pupils' parents not to wear bright clothing, to cover their elbows and knees,... Read More »
Last local authority-run school in Blackpool to be taken over by Islamic education group
Highfield Humanities College, the last secondary school in Blackpool under local authority control, is to be taken... Read More »
Muslim school slammed by Ofsted as former pupil says the College was “utterly cruel”
An independent Muslim girls' school with a "strong emphasis" on Islamic studies has been downgraded to "inadequate"... Read More »
NSS calls for new inspection of Islamic school that bans “socialising with outsiders”
The National Secular Society has written to the Department for Education and Ofsted calling for a fresh inspection... Read More »
Prime Minister 'blinkered to ignore role faith schools play in segregating communities'
Despite criticising "segregated" education, Prime Minister David Cameron has defended the continuation of faith schools... Read More »
NSS welcomes Caroline Lucas’ bill on compulsory PSHE and sex education
Caroline Lucas MP has urged the Government to make personal, social and health education (PSHE) compulsory in all... Read More »
Government presses on with new Sikh free school despite council objections
The Government has approved plans for a new Sikh ethos free school in Derby, despite the fact that the City Council... Read More »
