Posted: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 by John Mapperley
Former headteacher John Mapperley says the school he ran was given a vastly reduced range of options when considering academy status – and he believes the church puts its own interests above those of pupils. Read More »
Posted: Thu, 21 Oct 2021
Two independent Jewish schools have been barred from admitting new pupils after inspectors identified serious and persistent failings.
Posted: Mon, 18 Oct 2021
A new bust of NSS founder Charles Bradlaugh has been unveiled at a ceremony to mark the restoration of his grave.
Posted: Thu, 14 Oct 2021
The NSS has urged the new schools' minister to increase transparency over school admissions.
Posted: Wed, 13 Oct 2021
The NSS has backed legislation in the Northern Ireland Assembly calling on the government to actively promote integrated education.
Posted: Wed, 13 Oct 2021
A Jewish independent faith school has been criticised by inspectors for refusing to teach about reproduction in science classes.
The national conversation following the brutal killing of David Amess suggests an unwillingness to tackle the Islamic extremism behind it, argues Stephen Evans.
Posted: Thu, 21 Oct 2021
A case in Leicestershire shows the mess faith groups make of admissions and why secular accountability is necessary, argues Alastair Lichten.
Posted: Thu, 21 Oct 2021
Keith Porteous Wood says France's deference to the Catholic Church has obstructed justice for hundreds of thousands of abuse victims.
Posted: Thu, 07 Oct 2021
Helen Nicholls reviews The Reluctant Gay Activist, the revised memoir of former NSS president Terry Sanderson.
Posted: Thu, 07 Oct 2021