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Mandatory reporting laws needed to protect children, say clerical abuse survivors
The clerical abuse survivors' group MACSAS has warned that children will remain at risk until mandatory reporting... Read More »
NSS welcomes dismissal of Christian magistrate's appeal
A family court magistrate who was removed from the judiciary after making comments against same-sex adoption has lost... Read More »
Andrew Moffat to deliver Bradlaugh Lecture in Manchester
A teacher targeted by religious protesters for teaching about LGBT+ equality will speak at the National Secular Society's... Read More »
Jewish school that segregates pupils fails inspection
A faith school that unlawfully segregates pupils has failed an inspection triggered by complaints.
The King David High... Read More »
NSS criticises decision to fund new discriminatory faith school
The National Secular Society has criticised government plans to fund a new religiously selective faith school in Peterborough.... Read More »
Islamic school that refused entry to inspector warned by DfE
An independent Islamic faith school has been warned by the government after it refused entry to a school inspector... Read More »
Government warns independent faith schools over sex segregation
Two independent faith schools which segregate children by sex and one which encourages girls to enter "caring professions"... Read More »
Islamic charities push death for ‘apostates’ and female subjugation
Four Islamic charities are promoting material suggesting 'apostates' should be killed, women should be subordinate... Read More »
School to investigate governor over LGBT "child abuse" comments
A school is investigating a governor who called LGBT-inclusive education "child grooming" and said it "opens the door... Read More »
Exposed: Orthodox Jewish schools’ plan to escape LGBT-inclusive RSE
Ultra-orthodox Jewish schools are planning to refuse to teach aspects of relationships and sex education (RSE) by... Read More »
NSS asks equality charity to reconsider support for council prayers
The National Secular Society has asked an equalities charity to reconsider its support for prayers at council meetings... Read More »
School governor calls LGBT-inclusive education “child grooming”
The National Secular Society has criticised a Church of England school governor for calling LGBT+ inclusive education... Read More »
Research reveals impact of religious discrimination on NI teachers
Segregated education and legal discrimination are causing the "cultural encapsulation" of teachers in Northern Ireland... Read More »
NSS warns of growing threat from religious anti-RSE campaigners
The National Secular Society has warned of a growing threat from reactionary religious campaigns against relationships... Read More »
Council rejects Islamophobia definition after NSS lobbying
Lancashire County Council has rejected a proposed definition of 'Islamophobia' after the National Secular Society... Read More »
Ofsted recommends allowing failing private Jewish school to expand
The education watchdog Ofsted has recommended allowing an independent Jewish school to expand, despite leaders being... Read More »
Evangelising Christian nurse not unfairly sacked, court rules
A nurse who was sacked for repeatedly evangelising when treating patients and who ignored warnings not to do so was... Read More »
Lawyer who defended Asia Bibi named Secularist of the Year
A lawyer who defended a woman who spent eight years on death row for blasphemy in Pakistan has been named as the ... Read More »
Ofsted’s new inspection framework returns focus to inclusion
The National Secular Society has welcomed a commitment to inclusion in an updated school inspection framework for... Read More »
NSS welcomes Home Office review of asylum decision-making process
The government has told the National Secular Society it is reviewing its "decision making" after the NSS raised concerns... Read More »
Islamophobia definition “unfit for purpose”, say campaigners
The National Secular Society has signed an open letter criticising the "uncritical and hasty adoption" of an all-party... Read More »
Over half of independent schools warned in March were faith schools
Three Jewish schools which shielded children from knowledge about different types of people, including LGBT people... Read More »
NSS intervenes in key European court Religious Education case
The National Secular Society has submitted a third-party intervention to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)... Read More »
Charity dissolved over imam who encouraged support for Islamic State
A charity set up for "the advancement of the Muslim religion" that ran a mosque in Stoke-on-Trent and used an imam... Read More »
NSS asks art gallery to review decision to uphold blasphemy code
The National Secular Society has asked a major west London art gallery which covered two paintings in cloth in response... Read More »