Mandatory religious observance in schools is incompatible with UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, NSS tells Scottish ...

Labour peer Harriet Harman has tabled an amendment to the Hereditary Peers Bill which would remove the 26 seats automatically ...

A survey this month by property website Zoopla, reported in The Times today, found 28% of parents were "lying, bending rules or playing the system" to secure a place at a state school. Out of those, ...

NSS says committee must ensure schools bill does not become "a vehicle for greater religious discrimination and segregation" ...

Calls come as ex-doctor sentenced to 5 years in prison for child cruelty and actual bodily harm related to ritual ...

In a letter to the council, the NSS said it was "entirely inappropriate" for the Church of England to use a nonreligious ...

Statement on BBC Sunday suggests local authorities reluctant to open schools which select all children based on religion.

A fresh bid has been made to remove automatic seats for bishops in the House of Lords through the hereditary peers bill.

The National Secular Society is a democratic organisation, governed by an elected Council of Management. The day-to-day running of the organisation is delegated to the chief executive officer, who is ...

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Faith schools undermine equality, choice and social cohesion. Let's build an inclusive education system today, to ensure an inclusive society tomorrow. Our education system should be open and ...