Tags: School admissions
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 »
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 »
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 »
Gov't refuses to end faith school discrimination despite inequalities
The National Secular Society has called on the government to act to end faith-based school admissions after a minister... 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
End religious discrimination in education, NSS urges equality commission
The National Secular Society has called for an end to religious discrimination in schools to enhance fairness for... 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... Read More »
Government doesn’t know how many children are forced into faith schools
The government has said it has no estimate of how many children are effectively forced into faith schools, or left... Read More »
Faith school with only white ethnicity options in application form to be investigated
A state-funded faith school in north London will be investigated after the National Secular Society raised concerns... Read More »
Hundreds tell government to rethink faith-based school admissions
More than 1,100 people have criticised religious discrimination in school admissions in response to a consultation... Read More »
Mother has to send three children to separate schools due to religious discrimination
A mother must send her three children to three different schools due to discriminatory faith school admissions policies,... Read More »
Temporary changes should prompt fairer school admissions, says NSS
The National Secular Society has said temporary changes to many faith schools' admissions policies should prompt lasting... Read More »
NSS: school admissions changes miss chance to tackle discrimination
The National Secular Society has criticised a revision of England's school admissions code for failing to tackle inequities... Read More »
Thousands sent to faith schools against their families’ preferences
More than 130,000 children have been sent to faith schools in England despite their parents expressing a preference... Read More »
NSS: council should tackle discriminatory school admissions in review
The National Secular Society has called on Liverpool City Council to consider the impact of discriminatory admissions... Read More »
End faith-based selection to promote fairer admissions, NSS says
Faith schools' ability to select pupils on religious grounds presents an "unnecessary barrier" to efforts to improve... Read More »
Council defends plans to extend selection in Catholic schools
Renfrewshire Council looks set to extend the priority it gives to children who are baptised Catholic for admission... Read More »
Don’t extend selection in Catholic schools, NSS urges council
The National Secular Society has urged Renfrewshire Council not to extend the priority it gives to children who are... Read More »
NSS: council wrong over baptism certificates in school admissions
The National Secular Society has criticised Renfrewshire Council over proposals to extend the priority given to children... Read More »
NSS urges council not to approve discriminatory Catholic school
The National Secular Society has urged Peterborough City Council not to approve plans for a new religiously selective... Read More »
