No More Faith Schools

20/12/2021

The government must act to ensure faith schools that consistently fail are brought in line with basic school standards, even if those standards conflict with the school's religious ethos. https://secularism.org.uk/news/2021/12/faith-school-that-limits-biology-teaching-fails-inspection

An independent faith school that does not teach biology beyond Year 8 has been criticised by inspectors. Read More »

17/12/2021

Myth: “Faith schools don’t do any harm – why not just let them be?”
Fact: Faith schools build division into society and undermine religious freedoms. The harms vary depending on how aggressively they push their religious ethos.
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16/12/2021

A Christian faith school has been proposed in Haringey, London, which appears to be linked to the IPIE Learning Centre. Its "key message" is "be all that God created you to be". There are already 23 faith schools in Haringey, and according to the government's free school application information no new school places are needed in the borough.

Find out more and take action: https://www.nomorefaithschools.org/ipie-trust-haringey/

What's happening? A Christian (all-through) faith school has been proposed in Haringey, London, which appears to be linked to the IPIE Learning Centre. The centre has experience providing for special educational needs but does not appear to have experience running a school. Its "key message" is "be....

15/12/2021

From the archives: Dividing children by religion is inefficient and out of step with Scottish society - and giving religious groups control over schools undermines children's religious freedom, says experienced teacher Eric from Edinburgh.

Dividing children by religion is inefficient and out of step with Scottish society - and giving religious groups control over schools undermines children's religious freedom, says experienced teacher Eric from Edinburgh. Having worked in education for nearly... Read More »

15/12/2021

Parents’ perspective: Our children shouldn’t suffer because we’re not .

The dominance of faith schools in certain areas forces families seeking a local education into impossible choices, as a parent explains.

The dominance of faith schools in certain areas forces families seeking a local education into impossible choices, as Hannah from Kent explains. Our family – my husband and two children – live in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Most of the primary schools... Read More »

14/12/2021

40% of state-funded faith secondary schools in England discriminate against non-religious families specifically, by giving priority to families who are of any religion over the non-religious.
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13/12/2021

Broadway Academy Boarding School is a new boys' Christian faith school in Birmingham proposed by Broadway Academy. Find out more and take action: https://www.nomorefaithschools.org/broadway-birmingham/

What's happening? Broadway Academy Boarding School is a new boys Christian (secondary) faith school in Birmingham proposed by Broadway Academy. The proposal is in the planning stage and little information is available.We have approached Birmingham City Council, seeking the local authority's view, an...

12/12/2021

Myth: “Children can just opt out of religious activities at faith schools”
Fact: Opting children out and excluding them isn’t ideal, as well as being both actively and passively discouraged by many faith schools. It’s far better to ensure all aspects of the school day are inclusive of all pupils.
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1 “Faith schools give parents greater choice” 2 “Faith schools achieve better results” 3 “Faith schools are better at teaching children morals” 4 "Faith schools are necessary to protect parents’ religious freedom" 5 “Faith schools don’t do any harm – why not just let them be?” ...

11/12/2021

"I am happy to join the No More Faith Schools campaign. Education must be secular." - Lord Desai, Economist and Labour politician

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10/12/2021

A Christian faith school has been proposed in Norfolk. Faith-based free schools can select up to half of the pupils based on faith.
Find out more and take action: https://www.nomorefaithschools.org/wymondham-norfolk/

What's happening? As part of wave 14 of the government's free school programme, a Christian (primary) faith school has been proposed in Norfolk. Faith-based free schools can select up to half of the pupils based on faith.Limited information is currently available, and we are working with volunteers....

09/12/2021

Myth: “Church schools are for everyone”
Fact: Despite all of its talk of 'inclusivity' the Church of England appears increasingly keen to turn the schools it runs into places of worship. It fails to understand that there's more to inclusivity than not having a discriminatory admissions policy.
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08/12/2021

"The societal division of state education can hardly be said to be in the wider public interest." - Crispin Blunt, Conservative MP

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