Tags: Faith schools

Fife Council ends voting powers for religious appointees

Fife Council ends voting powers for religious appointees

Fife Council has become the third Scottish council this year to end voting privileges for unelected religious appointees.... Read More »

NSS welcomes calls for objective RSE in N. Ireland

NSS welcomes calls for objective RSE in N. Ireland

The National Secular Society has said relationships and sex education (RSE) at faith schools needs reviewing across... Read More »

NSS raises concerns over RSE review panel members

NSS raises concerns over RSE review panel members

The National Secular Society has raised concerns over the religious connections of individuals appointed to review... Read More »

End faith-based selection in schools, UN committee urges

End faith-based selection in schools, UN committee urges

Schools in England should be prevented from religious discrimination in their admissions, a United Nations committee... Read More »

Anti-science textbooks teaching creationism used in schools

Anti-science textbooks teaching creationism used in schools

Textbooks which present the theory of evolution as a conspiracy theory are being used in UK schools, a new report... Read More »

Established church hinders religious freedom, NSS tells UN expert

Established church hinders religious freedom, NSS tells UN expert

The NSS has told a UN expert that lack of separation between Church and state is undermining freedom of religion or belief in the UK. Read More »

Orkney Council ends voting privileges for religious appointees

Orkney Council ends voting privileges for religious appointees

The National Secular Society has welcomed a Scottish council's decision to end voting privileges for unelected religious... Read More »

NI faith schools cost taxpayer extra £226mn every year

NI faith schools cost taxpayer extra £226mn every year

Northern Ireland's religiously divided education system costs taxpayers £226mn extra each year, a new study... Read More »

Faith school told pupils about “negative impact” of homosexuality

Faith school told pupils about “negative impact” of homosexuality

A faith school discussed the "negative impact of homosexuality" with pupils as part of its response to allegations... Read More »

Government agrees to include NSS findings in school admissions review

Government agrees to include NSS findings in school admissions review

The government has said it will consider National Secular Society research on faith schools as part of its next review... Read More »

NSS calls for faith-based RSE to be included in review

NSS calls for faith-based RSE to be included in review

The National Secular Society has urged the government to consider the potential harms caused by faith-based relationships... Read More »

Faith school not teaching any secular subjects, Ofsted finds

Faith school not teaching any secular subjects, Ofsted finds

An independent faith school is teaching "no secular subjects" from Year 8 upwards, a new Ofsted report has revealed.... Read More »

Faith schools coercing families with ‘cultish’ practices, NSS finds

Faith schools coercing families with ‘cultish’ practices, NSS finds

The National Secular Society has found faith schools are trying to control families' private lives, including parents'... Read More »

A third of teachers say faith a ‘barrier’ to discussing LGBT issues

A third of teachers say faith a ‘barrier’ to discussing LGBT issues

One in three teachers says faith acts as a 'barrier' to discussing LGBT+ topics in school, a new survey has revealed.... Read More »

End religious discrimination in schools, UN committee tells Ireland

End religious discrimination in schools, UN committee tells Ireland

The National Secular Society has welcomed a United Nations committee's recommendation that Ireland ends faith-based... Read More »

Gay children should repent, Muslim parents told at conference

Gay children should repent, Muslim parents told at conference

A speaker at an anti-LGBT education group's conference told attendees that gay children must be taught to repent.... Read More »

Faith school prevents pupils from sitting exams to avoid “offence”

Faith school prevents pupils from sitting exams to avoid “offence”

A faith school is not allowing its pupils to sit any public exams in case the content is 'offensive' to religion.... Read More »

NSS calls for action on religious homophobia in report to UN

NSS calls for action on religious homophobia in report to UN

The National Secular Society has highlighted the role of religion in discrimination against LGBT people in a submission... Read More »

Panel wrongly questions child’s religion at appeal for faith school entry

Panel wrongly questions child’s religion at appeal for faith school entry

A child rejected by a faith school had his baptism status wrongly queried by an admissions appeal panel, an ombudsman... Read More »

Faith school not teaching students about consent in sex education

Faith school not teaching students about consent in sex education

An independent faith school is failing to teach students about consent as part of its sex education program, inspectors... Read More »

Over 100 new unregistered school investigations opened this year

Over 100 new unregistered school investigations opened this year

Ofsted opened over 100 new investigations into unregistered schools, many of them faith schools, in the last 12 months.... Read More »

Faith school fails to teach human reproduction in science

Faith school fails to teach human reproduction in science

An independent faith school is failing to teach pupils about human reproduction in science, inspectors have found.... Read More »

Faith schools fail inspections for eight years running

Faith schools fail inspections for eight years running

The National Secular Society has called for government action after recent reports revealed two faith schools have... Read More »

Scotland: “No plans” to end religious committee representatives

Scotland: “No plans” to end religious committee representatives

Scotland's Education Secretary has said there are "no plans" to end places for religious appointees on education committees.... Read More »

NSS urges education secretary to end religious appointees law

NSS urges education secretary to end religious appointees law

The National Secular Society has called on Scotland's education secretary to end automatic places on education committees... Read More »