Tags: Scotland
Council ends church officials’ education committee voting rights
Posted: Thu, 25 Apr 2019
A council in eastern Scotland will withdraw voting rights from unelected church representatives who sit on its education committees. Read More »
NSS calls on Scottish government to reform charity law
Posted: Thu, 28 Mar 2019
The NSS has called on the Scottish government to remove 'the advancement of religion' as a charitable purpose. Read More »
Campaigners renew offer to fund Sunday swimming on Lewis
Posted: Thu, 07 Mar 2019
A community group has renewed an offer to pay for Sunday openings of a leisure centre on the Isle of Lewis amid Sabbatarian opposition. Read More »
Protect free speech, NSS tells Scottish review of hate crime laws
Posted: Fri, 22 Feb 2019
The NSS has urged the Scottish government to protect free speech and abolish blasphemy laws as it considers proposals on hate crime. Read More »
Abuse survivors sue Catholic order which ran children’s homes
Posted: Fri, 19 Oct 2018
Ten people are suing a religious order which ran two Scottish orphanages where many children were physically and sexually abused. Read More »
Scottish Catholic schools to marginalise children who don’t pray
Posted: Mon, 24 Sep 2018
The NSS has criticised a plan to exclude children from nativity plays and fundraising if they are withdrawn from prayers. Read More »
NSS welcomes Lib Dem proposal to end faith schools in Scotland
Posted: Fri, 07 Sep 2018
The NSS has welcomed a proposal by the Scottish Liberal Democrats to pursue a "single secular model of state-funded education". Read More »
NSS: Scottish worship law needs reform to protect children’s rights
Posted: Wed, 05 Sep 2018
The NSS has said the Scottish government should end compulsory religious observance in response to a new position on children's rights. Read More »
Scottish govt commits to faith schools despite religious decline
Posted: Tue, 14 Aug 2018
The Scottish government has told the NSS it has no plans to roll back faith schools as a poll shows Scots are becoming less religious. Read More »
Council proposes secular remembrance space following NSS intervention
Posted: Tue, 24 Jul 2018
The City of Edinburgh Council has proposed creating a new remembrance space without religious symbols following advice from the National Secular Society. Read More »
Scottish education union calls for entitlement to paid religious leave
Posted: Tue, 12 Jun 2018
Scotland's oldest teaching union has called for teachers from non-Christian faiths to be given paid leave on their faiths' holy days. Read More »
Scottish government to spend more on Catholic teacher training
Posted: Mon, 04 Jun 2018
The NSS has criticised the Scottish government over a 450% increase in the amount of money spent on a Catholic teaching programme. Read More »
Scottish government ‘committed to Catholic education tradition’
Posted: Mon, 21 May 2018
The NSS has criticised the Scottish government after a minister assured headteachers it was committed to providing Catholic education. Read More »
NSS: joint campus rows show need to secularise Scottish education
Posted: Thu, 17 May 2018
The NSS has said calls for children to be segregated on joint campuses have shown the need to secularise education in Scotland. Read More »
‘Pro-life’ group tries to restrict abortion pill use in Scotland
Posted: Mon, 14 May 2018
'Pro-life' campaigners have launched a court bid to block the decision to allow women to take the abortion pill at home in Scotland. Read More »
NSS urges council to provide secular garden of remembrance
Posted: Thu, 22 Mar 2018
The NSS has urged City of Edinburgh Council to ensure secular cremation arrangements are provided as standard. Read More »
NSS welcomes repeal of Offensive Behaviour at Football Act
Posted: Tue, 20 Mar 2018
The NSS has welcomed the repeal of a Scottish law which restricted football fans' freedom of expression on religion in an attempt to tackle sectarianism. Read More »
NSS calls on Scottish government to repeal blasphemy laws
Posted: Tue, 20 Mar 2018
The NSS has called on the Scottish government to repeal its blasphemy laws as the SNP's governing body considered the measure. Read More »
Lewis cinema shows Star Wars on first Sunday opening
Posted: Tue, 30 Jan 2018
The Isle of Lewis's cinema has opened on a Sunday for the first time as it held a trial screening in the face of Sabbatarian opposition. Read More »
Creationist appointed to South Lanarkshire education committee
Posted: Wed, 24 Jan 2018
The NSS has called for reform of council education committee structures in Scotland after an "active" creationist was reappointed to one. Read More »
