Tags: Unregistered schools

(Left to right) Rachel Reign, Yehudis Fletcher and Richard Scorer

Experts speak out against religious abuse

Public authorities failing to tackle abuse in religious settings, panellists say at NSS event. Read More »

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NSS cautions DfE over “minimising” problem of unregistered schools

NSS says guidance should make clear that unregistered schools are "never suitable" and "never safe". Read More »

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Labour announces plan for register of children not in school

Proposal to record children not attending school would help tackle unregistered faith schools, NSS says. Read More »

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Unregistered school investigations nearly double in one year

Ofsted annual report also finds Religious Education in schools "not fit for purpose" Read More »

NSS research: religion a factor in 50% of school management bans

NSS research: religion a factor in 50% of school management bans

NSS analysis finds prohibitions issued for running unregistered schools and promoting extremism. 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 »

NSS tells government not to halt plans to stop unregistered schools

NSS tells government not to halt plans to stop unregistered schools

The National Secular Society has urged the education secretary not to abandon plans to stop children being denied... Read More »

NSS criticises move to entrench faith school protections in law

NSS criticises move to entrench faith school protections in law

The National Secular Society has criticised a move to enshrine protections for the ethos of faith schools into law... Read More »

Arrests made at unregistered school over FGM concerns

Arrests made at unregistered school over FGM concerns

The National Secular Society has expressed shock that female genital mutilation has been suspected at an unregistered... Read More »

NSS welcomes greater powers for Ofsted to tackle illegal schools

NSS welcomes greater powers for Ofsted to tackle illegal schools

The National Secular Society has welcomed a bill granting new powers to inspectors to tackle illegal schools.

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NSS welcomes proposed Ofsted powers to tackle illegal faith schools

NSS welcomes proposed Ofsted powers to tackle illegal faith schools

The National Secular Society has welcomed plans to give school inspectors more powers to tackle unregistered illegal... Read More »

NSS welcomes plans to safeguard children not in school

NSS welcomes plans to safeguard children not in school

The National Secular Society has welcomed a government announcement that it will create a register for children not... Read More »

Three convicted for running illegal faith school

Three convicted for running illegal faith school

Two people and a charity who wanted to operate "under the radar" have pleaded guilty to running an illegal unregistered... Read More »

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NSS welcomes action on illegal faith schools

The National Secular Society has welcomed a new government service allowing the public to report unregistered schools... Read More »

Headteacher sentenced for continuing to run illegal faith school

Headteacher sentenced for continuing to run illegal faith school

The National Secular Society has welcomed the second prosecution of two people for continuing to run an unregistered... Read More »

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MPs call for home education register to protect children’s rights

A House of Commons committee has called for a register of home educated children in England, along with other measures... Read More »

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Out-of-school settings code to be voluntary, government confirms

The National Secular Society has warned of an ongoing risk to children's rights after the government confirmed that... Read More »

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NSS supports plans to regulate unregistered schools

The National Secular Society has expressed support for plans to regulate settings providing full-time education to... Read More »

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Ofsted investigated over 100 unregistered faith schools since 2016

Over 100 unregistered faith 'schools' were investigated in England between January 2016 and August 2019, inspectors... Read More »

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Islamic school stays open after telling government it was closed

An independent Islamic school which refused access to inspectors has remained open despite telling the government... Read More »

NSS backs home school register to protect child rights

NSS backs home school register to protect child rights

The National Secular Society has given its backing to a registration system for children who do not attend state-funded... Read More »

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NSS welcomes home education reform and registration scheme

The National Secular Society has welcomed a government plan requiring local authorities and families to register children... Read More »

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Out-of-school settings code should be mandatory, NSS tells DfE

The National Secular Society has said a code of practice for out-of-school educational settings (OOSES) should be... Read More »

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Dissenting Orthodox Jew Izzy Posen to speak at Secularism 2019

The National Secular Society is pleased to announce that Izzy Posen, who dissented from his strict upbringing in an... Read More »

Integrated Communities Action Plan

Government to crack down on illegal and failing independent schools

The National Secular Society has welcomed government plans to promote community integration by legislating against... Read More »