Tags: National Secular Society
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 »
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 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 »
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
Schools are forbidden from promoting, showing favouritism to or discriminating on the grounds of partisan... 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 »
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 »