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Comprehensive sex and relationship education delayed till at least 2020
Following mounting equivocation from DfE officials, and growing rumours, it has been confirmed that compulsory relationships... Read More »
Head of faith school that hired terrorist banned from teaching
The head of an Islamic faith school that hired the London Bridge terrorist attack ringleader has been banned from... Read More »
NSS welcomes Lancashire vote to end supply of unstunned meat to schools
The National Secular Society has welcomed Lancashire County Council's vote to stop supplying unstunned halal meat... Read More »
Lancashire council to vote on non-stun halal
Lancashire County Council will vote tomorrow on whether to stop supplying unstunned halal meat to schools.
In October... Read More »
Religious and secular groups launch EU freedom of belief campaign
An EU campaign developed by religious and non-religious groups promoting freedom of belief has been launched.
The European... Read More »
Church lobbies to make closing rural schools easier
Secular school campaigners have called for the Church of England to "give up some control" where flexibility may save... Read More »
Man arrested over alleged circumcision assaults
Police in Oxfordshire are appealing for information regarding a man arrested on suspicion of physically assaulting... Read More »
NSS to hold October conference on healthcare & secularism
The National Secular Society will hold its first ever conference on the role of secularism within healthcare in October.... Read More »
Study: faith schools’ entry policies are complex and inconsistent
Faith schools' admissions policies are complex and difficult to navigate and the problem hurts parents from poorer... Read More »
Talk to honour NSS’s longest-serving president in Leicester
The National Secular Society will team up with Leicester Secular Society to hold a talk on the longest-serving president... Read More »
NSS backs home education reform
The National Secular Society has backed a registration scheme and improved guidance for parents and local authorities... Read More »
Eleven inadequate independent faith schools facing closure
Seven Christian and four Islamic schools were among 26 private schools served with warning notices in the latest round... Read More »
NSS welcomes plan to restrict LGBT ‘conversion therapy’
The National Secular Society has welcomed a government announcement that it will bring forward proposals to end the... Read More »
NSS backs campaign to save town hall in west London
The National Secular Society has backed a campaign to prevent a town hall in west London from being leased out to... Read More »
Brewery: we took down Saudi flag from pubs to avoid offence
A brewery which instructed thousands of pubs to take down the Saudi Arabian flag from World Cup displays has told... Read More »
US secularist groups condemn travel ban which targets Muslims
A series of secularist and atheist groups have lined up to condemn a US Supreme Court decision upholding a travel... Read More »
NSS renews call for marriage reform after civil partnerships ruling
The National Secular Society has renewed its call for reform of England and Wales's marriage laws after the Supreme... Read More »
Mixed-sex schools shouldn’t segregate children, says DfE
Mixed-sex schools in England should not generally separate pupils by sex or faith, the government has said.
In new... Read More »
Restrictions on religion increasing globally, says Pew report
More than four in ten countries had "high" or "very high" levels of restrictions on religion in 2016, according to... Read More »
NSS appeals to ombudsman over judge’s remarks on Islam
The National Secular Society has appealed to the judicial ombudsman over remarks a judge made to the Parsons Green... Read More »
Ofsted: Jewish school failing on safety, curriculum and tolerance
Ofsted has deemed a state-funded Jewish school inadequate after finding it deliberately undermined pupils' safety,... Read More »
NHS withdraws faith-based fasting advice after NSS request for review
NHS Choices has removed advice which drew heavily on Islamic theology from its website and will consider replacing... Read More »
C of E’s “industrial-scale whitewash” of sexual abuse exposed
The Church of England engaged in a huge cover-up of sexual abuse by vastly reducing the number of cases it deemed... Read More »
Activists resist expansion of religious education in Turkey
A movement to resist the expansion of religious education in Turkey is coordinating activists from 20 cities around... Read More »
NSS: Irish referendum should prompt “celebration of free speech”
The National Secular Society has said the forthcoming referendum on blasphemy in Ireland should "prompt a debate about... Read More »
