Tags: National Secular Society
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 »
New discriminatory Catholic faith school to open in Peterborough
The government has unveiled plans to fund a new religiously selective faith school in Peterborough, despite opposition. Read More »
Most maintained rural primary schools are faith schools, data shows
The National Secular Society has again said the government should monitor faith-based impositions on school choice after the revelation that 55% of maintained rural English primary schools are faith schools. Read More »
Faith schools significantly limit choice for many parents, NSS finds
Almost three in ten families in England live in areas where most or all of the local primary schools are faith-based, National Secular Society research has 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Catholic Church has said it will exclude school children in Scotland from nativity plays and fundraising if they are withdrawn from prayers.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 »
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 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 »
Jewish school failing on safety, curriculum and tolerance, says Ofsted
Ofsted has deemed a state-funded Jewish school inadequate and severely criticised its leaders. Read More »
Religion and politics – the discrepancy at the heart of our schools
Alastair Lichten asks why partisan religious beliefs are treated so differently to political ones in schools in England and Wales. Read More »
British public opposes religious influence in education, poll finds
British adults are strongly opposed to religious influence in school admissions, assemblies and the teaching... Read More »
Scottish government to spend more on Catholic teacher training
The first minister has announced a 450% increase in the amount of money spent on a Catholic teaching... Read More »
Welsh faith schools distorting sex education
Allowing Welsh faith schools to teach sex education through a religious lens will distort the subject... Read More »