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Former chair of parliamentary RE group says it’s turning into a “religious sect”

Former chair of parliamentary RE group says it’s turning into a “religious sect”

Wed, 06 Apr 2016

The founding chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on religious education has warned that the group has been taken-over by religious "fundamentalists".

NSS urges schools commissioner to reject church plan to control community schools

NSS urges schools commissioner to reject church plan to control community schools

Tue, 05 Apr 2016

The National Secular Society has called on the Regional Schools Commissioner for the North of England to oppose plans for a Church of England takeover of four Newcastle schools.

Faith school transport subsidies set to be axed by Lancashire Council

Faith school transport subsidies set to be axed by Lancashire Council

Wed, 23 Mar 2016

Lancashire County Council has come under fire from the Church of England over plans to remove transport subsidies for children attending faith schools.

NSS urges Government to fix the date for Easter now, not wait indefinitely for religious consensus

NSS urges Government to fix the date for Easter now, not wait indefinitely for religious consensus

Wed, 23 Mar 2016

The NSS has urged the Government to fix the date for the Easter public holiday – warning that religious consensus is likely to take decades and may even be impossible.