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"Clarification of the figures comes just three days before the consultation closes, and in fact still fails to accurately reflect the impact of the 50% cap and the success it has achieved in boosting integration in the majority of religious free schools."

Department for Education ordered to amend ‘misleading’ faith school figures by UK Statistics Authority following BHA complaint

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"Almost 15 million people in Britain (30%) have attended a humanist ceremony and close to seven million (14%) want a humanist funeral for themselves when they die"

Calls grow to legalise humanist ceremonies

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"The British Social Attitudes Survey in 2014 showed that the non-religious are the largest single ‘belief’ group in Britain"

New video: Stephen Fry promotes humanist ceremonies, now more popular than ever

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"The judgment was not only confined to evolution, as the mother also complained about the father talking inappropriately to his children about elements of sex education"

Judge criticises Jewish father for crime of telling his children about evolution

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"We will be taking these matters up with the Government to ensure that all people’s freedom of religion and belief is upheld."

Equality and Human Rights Commission argues for law review to limit religious discrimination

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"Allowing religious selection in admissions to state faith schools is often justified by lauding their academic performance."

Education Policy Institute: ‘faith schools’ academically no better than others, increasing them ‘bad for social mobility’

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"Wales is a majority non-religious country and one in which many share humanist beliefs and values"

Nearly a million Welsh adults have a humanist approach to life YouGov research shows

66% of Welsh adults agreed that science and evidence provide the best way to understand the universe

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"Among Lord Dubs’ many achievements, his sponsorship of an amendment to the Immigration Act 2016 to offer unaccompanied refugee children safe passage to Britain amidst the European migrant crisis

Lord Alf Dubs awarded Humanist of the year 2016

In honour of his lifetime commitment to Humanism and good causes, the British Humanist Association (BHA) is presenting the 2016 Humanist of the Year award to Lord (Alf) Dubs

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"Lord Dubs, 84, will be presented with the award at a special 120th anniversary gathering of the British Humanist Association"

Lord Alf Dubs awarded Humanist of the year 2016

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"She added that ‘no woman should ever be stigmatised for having an abortion."

Nicola Sturgeon promises Northern Irish women safe abortion access in Scotland

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The letter is organised by the Accord Coalition for Inclusive Education, of which the British Humanist Association (BHA) is a co-founder

Religious leaders, parliamentarians, and education experts call for Government u-turn on faith school admission proposals

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School selection is fuelling residential segregation says leading authority on community cohesion

Faith schools reinforcing divide between communities

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London Assembly vote pits them against Number 10 plans for more religious selection in state schools

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New survey shows majority opposed to government plans on religious discrimination in school admissions

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"Religious selection in school admissions is the very definition of segregation"

Catholic education chief expresses doubt over religious selection proposals

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'Today's research reveals that the proposals run entirely counter to the evidence'

New evidence shows government proposal to allow 100% religous selection in schools will lead to increased segregation

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"Many of the schools’ websites were explicit in their rejection of religious discrimination in admissions"

Exposed: Catholic hypocrisy in calls for end to restrictions on religious selection in schools

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"We will wait to see what proposals are to be made, but if they are as reported, we will do everything we can to oppose them"

‘A catastrophic setback’ BHA responds to reports that Government green paper will propose more religious selection of pupils in state funded faith schools

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"The need for an education system that is inclusive, secular, and non-discriminatory has never been greater"

Surge of religious influence in our education system

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