Tags: National Secular Society
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 »
Scottish government ‘committed to Catholic education tradition’
Scotland's deputy first minister has given an "absolute assurance" of his government's commitment to... Read More »
Joint campus rows show need to end sectarianism in Scottish education
The National Secular Society has said calls for children to be segregated on joint campuses have "shown... Read More »
Government U-turn indicates the tide is turning against faith schools
Huffington Post: The government's U-turn on its manifesto promise to lift the 50% cap on faith-based... Read More »
Gov’t abandons proposal to scrap 50% admissions cap – but still plans discriminatory faith school expansion
The Government has abandoned plans to lift the 50% cap on faith admissions in new free schools –... Read More »
State funded religiosity inspections of faith schools have to end
One of the myths our campaign aims to expose is that 'church schools' aren't really faith schools. In... Read More »
Most faith schools distorting sex education, study finds
More than three-quarters of state-funded secondary faith schools in England are failing to teach Sex... Read More »
Former education secretary criticises plan to expand faith-based admissions
The former education secretary Justine Greening has criticised government plans to allow more discriminatory... Read More »
Faith schools: why reducing the harm isn’t enough
Alastair Lichten says the long-term battle is over the fact faith groups run schools at all. Read More »
18,000 children sent to faith schools against parental preference
More than 18,000 children were sent to state faith schools against their parents' preferences in England... Read More »