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Children refused school places due to discriminatory policies, complaints reveal
A girl of Muslim background and a girl with autism were among the children refused September places at... Read More »
Scottish Catholic schools to actively marginalise children who don’t pray
The Catholic Church has said it will exclude school children in Scotland from nativity plays and fundraising... Read More »
Report: Parents attending church services to improve school choice
Research by an educational equality charity shows that 31% of parents (including around 35% of middle... Read More »
Academic ‘advantages’ of Christian faith schools almost non-existent
The academic advantages of attending Church of England and Catholic schools are almost non-existent,... Read More »
Lib Dem proposal to end faith schools in Scotland
The National Secular Society has welcomed a proposal by the Scottish Liberal Democrats to end sectarian... Read More »
‘Church schools’ less likely to admit black or poor pupils
Black and disadvantaged pupils are significantly less likely to gain places at 'church schools' than... Read More »
SNP MP questions future of Catholic state schools
The No More Faith Schools campaign has called on the Scottish government to "reconsider its position"... Read More »
Church schools are faith schools. Pretending otherwise is dishonest
The Church of England's pretence that 'its' schools aren't faith schools is a dishonest attempt to avoid... Read More »
Don't overlook faith schools' impact on social inequality
The Accord Coalition comments on faith schools' impact on social inequality in response to a UCL report.... Read More »
Faith schools don't have rights, children do
Faith Schoolers Anonymous: The rights of children trump the interests of religion every time. "Yesterday... Read More »
Jewish school failing on safety, curriculum and tolerance, says Ofsted
Ofsted has deemed a state-funded Jewish school inadequate after finding it deliberately undermined pupils'... Read More »
New selective faith school planned for Oldham
A proposed Church of England faith school in Oldham will select 50% of its pupils based on their parents'... Read More »