If we want a tolerant Scotland, let’s educate children together
As academic research shows some intolerant attitudes are widespread among Catholic school pupils in Scotland,... Read More »
Taxpayers fund vast majority of discriminatory faith schools’ costs
Taxpayers are funding a larger proportion of the building costs of faith schools which can potentially... Read More »
Jewish girls’ school criticised for restricting curriculum
A state funded Jewish girls' faith school in Greater Manchester has been criticised for restricting its... Read More »
Faith schools perform less well under fairer assessment, says study
Faith schools drop dramatically in league tables when fairer indicators of pupils' background are taken... Read More »
Petition calls for end to religious selection at Lancashire school
Campaigners in Lancaster have started a petition calling on a Church of England secondary school to end religious discrimination in its admissions policy. Read More »
Senior CoE priest calls for more Muslim faith schools
The No More Faith Schools campaign has urged the government to resist a call for "a substantial number... Read More »
DfE plans to keep cap on faith-based discrimination in admissions
The government has said it has no plans to lift a 50% cap on faith-based admissions to new faith schools in England. Read More »
20,000 children sent to faith schools against parental preferences
More than 20,000 children were sent to faith schools in England against their parents' preferences this month, the National Secular Society has revealed. Read More »
Islamic girls’ school with forced hijab policy plans to expand
A Muslim girls' school which requires all its pupils to conform to a 'modesty code' and is allowed significant... Read More »
NMFS campaign opposing new selective Catholic school
The No More Faith Schools campaign is resisting plans to open a Catholic school which could potentially... Read More »
Adjudicator can’t stop Jewish school’s impositions on families
A Jewish state school may continue enforcing strict religious observance criteria on children and their families. Read More »
Teachers increasingly oppose faith schools and the discrimination they cause
Research shows a majority of teachers supporting an end to new faith schools and a huge majority favouring... Read More »