Tags: School admissions

No More Faith Schools placard

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 »

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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... Read More »

Inclusive schools for all protest

Faith based selection sends a damaging message to our children

Joanne Bartley, a campaigner with the group Comprehensive Future, argues that a comprehensive education... Read More »

Inclusive education placards

Campaigners sign major letter against fully selective faith schools

Leading public figures and campaigners have urged the government not to fund new faith schools which... Read More »

Faith schools under-represent disadvantaged children, report says

Faith schools under-represent disadvantaged children, report says

Faith schools – particularly those which perform well academically – under-represent the... Read More »

Derbyshire parents forced to send children to Catholic school

Derbyshire parents forced to send children to Catholic school

Parents are being forced to send their children to a Catholic school that belittles non-Catholic families... Read More »

Adjudicator: faith schools may insist families are strictly religious

Adjudicator: faith schools may insist families are strictly religious

England's schools adjudicator has said it is "reasonable" for two state-funded Orthodox Jewish schools... Read More »

There’s no hypocrisy in being forced into a ‘choice’ you don’t like

There’s no hypocrisy in being forced into a ‘choice’ you don’t like

As the pro-faith schools lobby rounds on campaigner Alice Roberts, Alastair Lichten says her situation... Read More »

Children refused school places due to discriminatory policies, complaints reveal

Children refused school places due to discriminatory policies, complaints reveal

A girl of Muslim background and a girl with autism were among the children refused September places at... Read More »

Report: Parents attending church services to improve school choice

Report: Parents attending church services to improve school choice

Research by an educational equality charity shows that 31% of parents (including around 35% of middle... Read More »

‘Church schools’ less likely to admit black or poor pupils

‘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... Read More »