Tags: RSE
Improve RSE in faith schools to curb forced marriage, campaigners say
Posted: Fri, 19 Feb 2021
Education around forced marriage should be included in mandatory RSE, including in independent faith schools, campaigners have said. Read More »
UK quizzed over collective worship law by UN
Posted: Thu, 18 Feb 2021
A United Nations committee has questioned laws which require collective worship in UK schools after the NSS raised the issue. Read More »
Religious pressure resisted as Welsh RE reform plans progress
Posted: Wed, 09 Dec 2020
A bill which would replace religious education with a more pluralistic alternative in Wales will proceed to the next parliamentary stage. Read More »
NSS gives evidence to Senedd committee over Welsh curriculum reform
Posted: Fri, 16 Oct 2020
The NSS has said children's rights should take priority over religious interests in a new curriculum for Wales in evidence to the Senedd. Read More »
Guidance grants schools leeway to push anti-LGBT religious views
Posted: Fri, 18 Sep 2020
Faith schools will be able to teach that same-sex relationships and gender reassignment aren't permitted by the religions they promote. Read More »
Schools won’t compromise on relationships education, rabbis tell PM
Posted: Thu, 21 May 2020
Seventeen rabbis have said Charedi Jewish schools won't compromise with government requirements to teach about same-sex couples. Read More »
Government dismissed concerns about Jewish school in sex ed scandal
Posted: Thu, 02 Jan 2020
The government dismissed concerns about community pressures at a school which has encouraged parents to withdraw children from RSE. Read More »
Jewish schools pressured parents to opt children out of sex ed
Posted: Tue, 03 Dec 2019
Parents have said two state-funded Jewish schools pressurised them to opt their children out of relationships and sex education. Read More »
Welsh government considers ending right to withdraw from RE & RSE
Posted: Thu, 03 Oct 2019
The Welsh government is consulting on plans to end parents' right to withdraw children from classes on religion, relationships and sex. Read More »
‘No Outsiders’ teacher delivers message of equality in NSS lecture
Posted: Wed, 11 Sep 2019
The creator of an inclusive school programme has emphasised the importance of teaching children about equality at a major NSS lecture. Read More »
Schools told to take account of pupils’ religious background in RSE
Posted: Wed, 26 Jun 2019
The government will require schools in England to take pupils' "religious background" into account in lessons about relationships and sex. Read More »
Andrew Moffat to deliver Bradlaugh Lecture in Manchester
Posted: Wed, 19 Jun 2019
A teacher targeted by religious protesters for teaching about LGBT+ equality will speak at the National Secular Society's 2019 Bradlaugh Lecture. Read More »
School to investigate governor over LGBT "child abuse" comments
Posted: Tue, 11 Jun 2019
A school is investigating a governor who called LGBT-inclusive education "child grooming" in remarks first highlighted by the NSS. Read More »
Exposed: Orthodox Jewish schools’ plan to escape LGBT-inclusive RSE
Posted: Tue, 11 Jun 2019
Orthodox Jewish schools are planning to exploit loopholes to avoid teaching aspects of relationships & sex education, the NSS can reveal. Read More »
School governor calls LGBT-inclusive education “child grooming”
Posted: Wed, 05 Jun 2019
The NSS has criticised a school governor for calling inclusive education "child grooming" which "opens the door for sexual predators". Read More »
NSS warns of growing threat from religious anti-RSE campaigners
Posted: Wed, 29 May 2019
NSS research has highlighted the activities of an Islamic group campaigning against relationships and sex education. Read More »
DfE de-prioritises respect for difference in independent schools
Posted: Fri, 03 May 2019
The government has watered down requirements on independent schools to promote respect for difference in an apparent sop to religious groups. Read More »
NSS broadly welcomes changes to RE and RSE in Welsh curriculum
Posted: Wed, 01 May 2019
The NSS has expressed broad support for reforms to the teaching of religion, relationships and sex in the new curriculum for schools in Wales. Read More »
NSS urges support for teachers amid anti-LGBT protests and threats
Posted: Wed, 10 Apr 2019
The NSS has urged the government to reconsider a requirement on schools to take pupils' "religious background" into account when teaching about relationships. Read More »
NSS expresses support for RE and RSE reform in Wales
Posted: Fri, 29 Mar 2019
The NSS has expressed qualified support for proposed reforms to religious education and relationships and sexuality education in Wales. Read More »
