Tags: Scotland
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 »
Stornoway shop owner harassed by sabbatarians
Posted: Thu, 09 Nov 2017
A Stornoway shop owner has been the victim of harassment and intimidation by sabbatarians due to the owner's decision to open on Sundays. Read More »
Joint faith school campus brings segregation under one roof
Posted: Fri, 18 Aug 2017
A new £17m campus which houses Catholic and Jewish faith schools together has opened in East Renfrewshire. Read More »
Scottish government plans to roll back religious influence over education
Posted: Thu, 13 Jul 2017
The Scottish government is planning to curtail the influence of religious leaders over state education. Read More »
Vetting in Scottish Catholic schools 'putting off non-Catholic teachers'
Posted: Tue, 11 Jul 2017
The leader of Scotland's biggest teachers' union has said fewer non-Catholics are teaching in the country's Catholic schools because teachers can be vetted according to their religious views. Read More »
Four religious representatives appointed to Hebrides education committee
Posted: Thu, 18 May 2017
The Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, the local authority for the Hebrides, has appointed four religious figures to its education committee, as it is required to do by law. Read More »
“No evidence” that denominational schools are academically superior, study finds
Posted: Mon, 03 Apr 2017
A report by the Institute for Public Policy Research has found that there is "no evidence" to suggest Scotland's denominational schools achieve better results than their non-denominational counterparts. Read More »
MP calls for Scotland to embrace a secular education system
Posted: Mon, 13 Mar 2017
Tommy Sheppard MP has called for Scotland to move towards a secular education system and expressed his hope that secularist campaigners can "chip away" at religion's role in state schools. Read More »
“No explanation” for why council is declining Sabbath swimming cheque
Posted: Mon, 27 Feb 2017
Local campaigners have accused Lewis council of "blinding inconsistencies and contradictions" after it declined £11,400 to fund the opening of a sports centre on the Sabbath. Read More »
Church appointee tells education committee learning about “LGBT lifestyles” leaves children “disturbed”
Posted: Mon, 30 Jan 2017
A clergyman has used his privileged position on Highland Council education committee to attack "overt" LGBT people. Read More »
Council declines £11,000 donation, to avoid opening a sports centre on the Sabbath
Posted: Wed, 25 Jan 2017
Campaigners have criticised Lewis Council after councillors declined a donation of over £11,000 intended to fund the opening of a popular swimming pool on Sundays. Read More »
