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This week there's been some very positive progress on our campaign against unregistered faith schools.
Next Saturday we'll be hosting Secularist Of The Year 2018. We're
excited at the prospect of celebrating the outstanding achievements of our shortlisted nominees and awarding the £5,000 prize to the overall winner. We also look
forward to meeting many of our members and supporters in person.
Our nominees have made a variety of contributions to the secularist cause, showing how relevant and necessary secularism is to us all as individuals and to society
as a whole. We're keen to take every opportunity to remind the world of what secularists can achieve and why their cause is worth fighting for.
If you haven't already got tickets, you can still do so on our website
here. There's an exclusive discount for our members, and the ticket includes a three course meal and welcome drink.
We hope as many of our supporters as possible will join us for what promises to be a day of inspiration, celebration and optimism.
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News & Opinion
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The Department for Education has said unregistered schools are limiting children's life chances and tackling them is a priority.
In guidance published yesterday... Read More »
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The National Secular Society has expressed concern over the government's proposed reliance on faith leaders in its integration strategy for communities...
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Our education and schools officer examines the education proposals in the Government's new integration strategy, arguing they should lead to a wider
discussion... Read
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Nick Cohen has skewered the hypocrisy of leftists who apologise for Islamic intolerance, says Chris Sloggett. To defeat it we must assert the value of...
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The governing party in Sweden will propose ending the role of publicly-funded religious 'free' schools in its manifesto for the country's autumn general...
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The National Secular Society has said a school which removed references to homosexuality from textbooks is "erroneously employing accusations of bigotry...
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As the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse turns its attention to the Church of England, Keith Porteous Wood says it must act on evidence
which... Read
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Quotes of the week
"Schools are at the heart of our communities, bringing families from all walks of life together. Through education, we can ensure the next generation learns
the values that underpin our society – fairness, tolerance and respect."
Lord Agnew, the schools minister on government plans to tackle illegal schools
"For us it's clear that no student should be subjected to religious influence in school. To have faith or not should be every child's own choice."
Anna
Ekström, Swedish school minister on plans to stop state funding of religious schools
"All of us have a responsibility to challenge extremist rhetoric. People should be free to scrutinise Islam. But they must not aid the hatred of
Muslims."
Maajid
Nawaz responds to the circulation of a letter calling for a 'Punish a Muslim day'
See our quotes of the week archive...
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Secularist of the Year 2018
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Tickets are now on sale for Secularist of the Year 2018. The awards ceremony and social reception will be held on Saturday 24 March in central London. Member
tickets are £40. Join us to celebrate the outstanding groups and inspiring individuals advancing secularism and related human rights.
Find out more...
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Conference on 21st Century RE for All
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Thirty years after the introduction of a national curricular entitlement for all pupils, the religious education syllabus is still decided locally by committees of
faith representatives, or worse, by religious bodies responsible for running faith schools.
This one day conference will explore the future of religion and belief education in schools, and how we can create a truly balanced and non-partisan approach.
Saturday 14 April, Conway Hall, Central London.
Find out more...
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Other events
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Date: Tuesday 27th March 2018, 19:30 prompt start
Location: the Canal House, 48-52 Canal Street, Nottingham
Tickets: £2 on the door
Details: Tim Bell is a retired local man, whose working career... Read More »
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Date: Thursday 3 May 2018
Time: 19:30–22:00
Venue: 17 Queens Crescent, St Georges Cross, G4 9BL Glasgow, United Kingdom
Dr Ian Good and Dr Ealasaid Munro present some of the key findings of their AHRC... Read More »
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Date: Sunday 25 November 2018, 09:30 – 20:30
Location: Central London
Tickets: From £65.27
Details: Join notable secularists and veteran women's rights campaigners for a conference on Sharia,... Read More
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