Tags: Unregistered schools
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Islamic school stays open after telling government it was closed
Posted: Thu, 24 Oct 2019
An independent Islamic school has remained open despite telling the government it had closed, a report has revealed. Read More »
NSS backs home school register to protect child rights
Posted: Fri, 21 Jun 2019
The NSS has backed a registration system for children who do not attend state-funded or registered independent schools. Read More »
NSS welcomes home education reform and registration scheme
Posted: Tue, 02 Apr 2019
The NSS has welcomed a government plan requiring local authorities and families to register children outside mainstream education. Read More »
Out-of-school settings code should be mandatory, NSS tells DfE
Posted: Thu, 07 Mar 2019
The NSS has said a code of practice for out-of-school educational settings should be mandatory in response to a government consultation. Read More »
Dissenting Orthodox Jew Izzy Posen to speak at Secularism 2019
Posted: Wed, 20 Feb 2019
Izzy Posen, who dissented from his upbringing in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, will speak at the NSS's Secularism 2019 conference. Read More »
Government to crack down on illegal and failing independent schools
Posted: Tue, 12 Feb 2019
The NSS has welcomed government plans to promote integration by legislating against unregistered and failing independent schools. Read More »
Ofsted head issues warning on religious pressure in education
Posted: Fri, 02 Nov 2018
The NSS has said the government "must heed" a warning from the chief inspector of schools in England on religious pressure in education. Read More »
NSS welcomes first convictions for running unregistered faith school
Posted: Wed, 24 Oct 2018
The NSS has welcomed a landmark successful prosecution of the proprietors of an unregistered religious school. Read More »
NSS backs home education reform
Posted: Thu, 05 Jul 2018
The NSS has backed a registration scheme and improved guidance for parents and local authorities on elective home education. Read More »
DfE consults on creating home education register
Posted: Wed, 11 Apr 2018
The government is consulting over proposals to introduce a register of home-educated children. Read More »
DfE U-turn leaves children in out-of-school settings unprotected
Posted: Wed, 11 Apr 2018
The NSS has criticised the government for giving in to faith groups over the registration of out-of-school educational settings. Read More »
Tackling unregistered schools ‘a priority’, says DfE
Posted: Thu, 15 Mar 2018
The Department for Education has said unregistered schools are limiting children's life chances and tackling them is a priority. Read More »
Extremists exploit lax home schooling laws, police study finds
Posted: Sun, 04 Mar 2018
Half of 70 known extremists in London removed their children from state schools to educate them at home, according to a study. Read More »
Ofsted head: school leaders should promote “muscular liberalism”
Posted: Thu, 01 Feb 2018
The NSS has welcomed a call from the head of education watchdog Ofsted for head teachers to confront religious extremists. Read More »
Head of unregistered Islamic school banned from teaching
Posted: Mon, 15 Jan 2018
The NSS has questioned why the head of an unregistered Islamic school who was banned from teaching has not been prosecuted. Read More »
Councils powerless to help children in illegal faith schools
Posted: Tue, 09 Jan 2018
The NSS says a report from Hackney Council has highlighted the urgent need for new legislation to regulate unregistered 'schools'. Read More »
Widespread support for inclusive secular schooling in Hackney
Posted: Tue, 12 Dec 2017
A consultation has revealed extensive support for inclusive secular education in the London borough of Hackney. Read More »
Ofsted boss commits to tackling illegal schools
Posted: Mon, 03 Jul 2017
The National Secular Society has welcomed a commitment by OFSTED's chief inspector to protect children in unregistered faith schools. Read More »
Hackney launches consultation on unregistered schools
Posted: Thu, 23 Feb 2017
Hackney has launched a consultation into the safety of pupils and the quality of education in unregistered schools following scrutiny from the NSS and critical media reports. Read More »
Hackney fails to act over vast number of illegal faith schools
Posted: Fri, 18 Nov 2016
A senior Hackney Council education official has admitted that there are more illegally operating schools in the borough than legal ones. Read More »
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