Tags: religious education
NSS intervenes in key European court Religious Education case
Posted: Fri, 10 May 2019
The NSS has submitted a third-party intervention to the European Court of Human Rights in a key case concerning RE in schools in Greece. Read More »
NSS broadly welcomes changes to RE and RSE in Welsh curriculum
Posted: Wed, 01 May 2019
The National Secular Society has expressed broad support for reforms to the teaching of religion, relationships and sex which have been announced in the new curriculum for schools in Wales.
The curriculum includes an explicit reference to pupils learning about... Read More »
NSS expresses support for RE and RSE reform in Wales
Posted: Fri, 29 Mar 2019
The National Secular Society has expressed qualified support for proposed reforms to religious education and relationships and sexuality education (RSE) in Wales in response to two government consultations.
The responses came after the Welsh government proposed... Read More »
NSS launches new range of school resources: Exploring Secularism
Posted: Wed, 20 Mar 2019
The NSS has launched a new range of resources for secondary schools related to secularism and religion's role in society. Read More »
Isle of Man parents voice concern over RE ‘propaganda’
Posted: Fri, 01 Feb 2019
The National Secular Society has called for improved vetting and standards for religious education resources after parents accused a school of handing religious "propaganda" to pupils. 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 »
Education secretary dismisses commission's call for RE reform
Posted: Mon, 17 Dec 2018
The education secretary has dismissed calls for the reform of RE in England which were outlined in a major report from a commission. Read More »
Framing religion as intrinsically positive harms education, study warns
Posted: Wed, 05 Dec 2018
"Well-intentioned" RE teachers are undermining the subject by framing religion as intrinsically positive, academics have warned. Read More »
Let children make their own minds up about religion, says report
Posted: Wed, 10 Oct 2018
The NSS has welcomed an academic report which calls on English state schools to raise children in a religiously neutral manner. Read More »
Replace RE with ‘religion and worldviews’, says commission
Posted: Sun, 09 Sep 2018
The NSS has given a "qualified welcome" to recommendations to replace RE with a subject entitled 'Religion and Worldviews' and introduce a national entitlement to it. Read More »
Former education secretary renews call for reform of religion in schools
Posted: Tue, 17 Jul 2018
Religious education should be replaced with a new national 'Religion, Belief and Values' subject, a former education secretary has recommended. Read More »
Mixed-sex schools shouldn’t segregate children, says DfE
Posted: Thu, 28 Jun 2018
Mixed-sex schools in England should not generally separate pupils by sex or faith, the government has said. Read More »
British public opposes religious influence in education, poll finds
Posted: Mon, 11 Jun 2018
British adults strongly oppose religious influence in school admissions, assemblies and RE teaching, an NSS-commissioned poll has found. Read More »
NSS renews call to end faith schools’ ‘religiosity inspections’
Posted: Tue, 08 May 2018
The NSS has asked the government to stop funding religious inspections of faith schools amid C of E plans to make them more rigorous. Read More »
Row over ‘discriminatory, unproductive’ SACRE members in south Wales
Posted: Thu, 26 Apr 2018
The NSS has restated its call for the abolition of local religious education committees amid complaints over a committee in south Wales. Read More »
Broad consensus for reforming RE at NSS event
Posted: Wed, 18 Apr 2018
Experts have called for reform of the way religion and belief issues are taught at an event hosted by the NSS. Read More »
Majority of Britons see religious studies as unimportant
Posted: Thu, 15 Feb 2018
The British public considers religious studies one of the least important subjects which secondary schools teach, according to a poll. Read More »
Secularist conference to explore ‘21st Century RE for All’
Posted: Thu, 11 Jan 2018
The National Secular Society is to hold a one day conference on reform of religion and belief education in schools, with speakers to include Prof. A. C. Grayling. Read More »
Faith schools using RS IGCSE loophole to teach just one religion
Posted: Thu, 07 Dec 2017
The number of pupils being entered for an RS IGCSE exam which allows them to learn about only one religion rose by 40% last year. Read More »
Replace RE with new national entitlement, says NSS
Posted: Mon, 04 Dec 2017
The NSS has called for a new national entitlement for religion and belief education in England to ensure all pupils learn about a diversity of religious and non-religious worldviews. Read More »
