Tags: Faith Schools
Wigan to close non-faith school despite lack of secular options
The National Secular Society has criticised a council's plans to close a community school to keep a Catholic school... Read More »
NSS backs reduction in religious selection at Suffolk faith schools
The National Secular Society has welcomed a decision to end religious selection in some Church of England faith schools... Read More »
Girls at failing faith school not taught ‘consent or respect’ in RSE
Pupils at an independent faith school are not taught enough about healthy relationships, including consent, inspectors... Read More »
Ofsted slams Islamic schools over safeguarding, curriculum failures
Two Islamic independent schools have failed to meet school standards, according to recent inspection reports.
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Jewish school pupils lack understanding of consent, Ofsted finds
Pupils at an independent faith school lack understanding of the law relating to sexual consent and abuse, inspectors... Read More »
Complaints about sexist dress code at faith school dismissed
The National Secular Society has questioned a school adjudicator's dismissal of complaints that a faith school's dress... Read More »
Schools block vaccine on religious grounds
A Hindu academy chain has blocked delivery of flu vaccinations in its schools, including those with no faith ethos,... Read More »
Faith school that limits biology teaching fails inspection
An independent faith school that does not teach biology beyond Year 8 has been criticised by inspectors.
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Closing non-faith Wigan school may be unlawful, NSS warns
The closure of a community school in Wigan may be unlawful, the National Secular Society has cautioned.
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Period products in schools may be restricted on religious grounds
The National Secular Society has warned that religious objections could be restricting the use of period products... Read More »
Quarter of independent faith schools fail Ofsted inspection
Ofsted's latest statistics show that in the last year 25% of non-association independent faith schools have not met... Read More »
NSS warns against closure of non-faith school in Wigan
The closure of a non-faith school in Wigan would decimate secular provision in the area, the NSS has warned.
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Faith school fails fourth consecutive Ofsted inspection
An independent orthodox Jewish boys' school has been rated inadequate for the fourth consecutive time by Ofsted.
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NSS welcomes action on illegal faith schools
The National Secular Society has welcomed a new government service allowing the public to report unregistered schools... Read More »
Faith school to change all-white ethnicity form after NSS complaint
A faith school that put only white ethnic groups on an application form must change its admissions policy after the... Read More »
Faith school continues to fail due to “narrow” secular curriculum
An independent faith school has failed three consecutive inspections due to its "narrow" secular curriculum.
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NSS backs more inclusive faith school admissions in Suffolk
The National Secular Society has supported plans to end discriminatory admissions policies for some faith schools... Read More »
DfE doesn’t know how many schools have discriminatory admissions
The government has admitted it does not know how many schools apply religious discrimination in their admissions.... Read More »
Two independent Jewish schools banned from admitting new pupils
Two independent Jewish schools in London have been barred from admitting new pupils after inspectors identified serious... Read More »
NSS calls for transparency over discriminatory school admissions
The National Secular Society has urged the new schools' minister to increase transparency over school admissions.... Read More »
‘Inadequate’ faith school failed to teach reproduction in science
A Jewish independent faith school has been criticised by inspectors for refusing to teach about reproduction in science... Read More »
Challenge religious stigmatising of LGBT people, NSS tells Welsh government
The National Secular Society has called on the Welsh government to challenge religious homophobia in education, healthcare... Read More »
Catholic school transforms into integrated one for first time in NI
Seaview Primary School reopened as Seaview Integrated Primary School. Read More »
Three in 10 families have little choice but a faith school, NSS finds
Three in 10 families in England are left with little choice but a faith school while thousands are forced into faith... Read More »
Faith schools routinely de-prioritise children in care, report finds
The admissions policies of faith-based state secondary schools in England routinely prioritise children on religious grounds ahead of children who are or have been in care, a report has revealed. Read More »
