Here you can find all of the latest news about the No More Faith Schools campaign.
Government commits funding to new 100% selective faith schools
The government has announced funding for a wave of new voluntary aided faith schools, which can select all of their children on the basis of their families' faith, in England. Read More »
33 new faith schools proposed in latest round of academies
Thirty-three new faith schools have been included in the latest wave of free school applications in England, the government has announced. Read More »
Children refused school places due to discriminatory policies, complaints reveal
A girl of Muslim background and a girl with autism were among those refused places at state-funded faith schools in September because of discriminatory policies, complaints to an ombudsman have revealed. 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Catholic Church has said it will exclude school children in Scotland from nativity plays and fundraising if they are withdrawn from prayers. Read More »
Report: Parents attending church services to improve school choice
More than three in 10 parents know someone who attended religious services to get their children into a specific faith school, according to the educational equality charity the Sutton Trust. 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, according to a study published by a leading educational research institute. 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 schools by pursuing a "single secular model of state-funded education 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 their white or better-off counterparts, a study has found. Read More »
SNP MP questions future of Catholic state schools
The NMFS campaign has said the Scottish government should "reconsider its position" on Catholic schools after an SNP MP called for "a debate" on their future. 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 association with the unpopularity of faith-based schooling, and at odds with their actual policy, argues Alastair Lichten. 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 »