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NSS gives evidence to Senedd committee over Welsh curriculum reform

Posted: Fri, 16 Oct 2020

The NSS has said children's rights should take priority over religious interests in a new curriculum for Wales in evidence to the Senedd. Read More »

NSS urges Senedd to back curriculum reforms

Posted: Fri, 25 Sep 2020

The NSS has urged a Senedd education committee to back new legislation to reform religious studies and sex education in Wales. Read More »

Give every child a pluralistic education, NSS tells Welsh government

Posted: Tue, 28 Jul 2020

The NSS has urged the Welsh government to extend planned reforms of RE so every child is given a pluralistic and balanced syllabus. Read More »

Overhaul of RE in Wales begins with new bill

Posted: Thu, 09 Jul 2020

The Welsh government has published legislation to replace religious education with a more pluralistic 'religion, values and ethics' subject. Read More »

NSS urges ministers to reject Catholic leaders’ pleading over RE

Posted: Fri, 03 Jul 2020

The NSS has urged the Welsh government to reject objections from Catholic leaders to plans to reform RE. Read More »

Catholic school heads oppose pluralistic religious education plans

Posted: Wed, 24 Jun 2020

The heads of all 84 Catholic schools in Wales have claimed government plans for reform "strike at the very identity of Catholic schools". Read More »

Welsh faith schools will have to offer reformed syllabus on religion

Posted: Tue, 05 May 2020

Wales's faith schools will have to offer a non-denominational religion, values and ethics syllabus if parents request it under new plans. Read More »

NSS refused permission to challenge faith school expansion in Wales

Posted: Mon, 03 Feb 2020

The NSS has been refused permission for a judicial review against Vale of Glamorgan Council over a Church in Wales school's expansion. Read More »

Parents set to lose right to withdraw children from RE in Wales

Posted: Tue, 21 Jan 2020

The Welsh government plans to remove parents' right to withdraw children from lessons on religion and to rename religious education. Read More »

Don’t remove right to withdraw from RE, NSS urges Welsh ministers

Posted: Fri, 29 Nov 2019

The NSS has urged the Welsh government not to remove parents' right to withdraw children from religious education. Read More »

Welsh government considers ending right to withdraw from RE & RSE

Posted: Thu, 03 Oct 2019

The Welsh government is consulting on plans to end parents' right to withdraw children from classes on religion, relationships and sex. Read More »

NSS broadly welcomes changes to RE and RSE in Welsh curriculum

Posted: Wed, 01 May 2019

The NSS has expressed broad support for reforms to the teaching of religion, relationships and sex in the new curriculum for schools in Wales. Read More »

NSS expresses support for RE and RSE reform in Wales

Posted: Fri, 29 Mar 2019

The NSS has expressed qualified support for proposed reforms to religious education and relationships and sexuality education in Wales. Read More »

Welsh government to put non-religious worldviews on curriculum

Posted: Tue, 29 Jan 2019

Wales's government will include non-religious worldviews in its curriculum and allow non-religious representatives on RE advisory bodies. Read More »

Welsh faith schools will keep distorting sex education, NSS warns

Posted: Fri, 25 May 2018

Allowing Welsh faith schools to teach sex education through a religious lens will distort the subject and teach children to be ashamed, the National Secular Society has warned.

In a letter to Kirsty Williams, the cabinet secretary for education in Wales, the... Read More »