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"Of the 350 schools with no religious character now in a mixed MAT, 275 are in MATs that also contain Church of England schools"

State schools in England have come under the control of religious organisations as part of the process of converting to academies

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‘The amount of pressure that the “religious lobby” has been putting on Government to allow their schools to be more discriminatory and more divisive is both inappropriate and entirely out-of-step with efforts to improve integration

70 Rabbis challenge Chief Rabbi over exclusive position on religious selection in school admissions

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BHA responds to Church of England’s bid to open more than one hundred new schools

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BHA welcomes Ofsted warnings on children at risk in ‘faith’ schools but warns problems are far more widespread

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"The UK state fails its young people in far too many ways today"

UN Children’s Rights Committee calls for end to compulsory worship in UK schools

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High Court ruling on Religious Education: BHA responds to ‘misleading’ and unfair criticism by Government

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"On the same day that Sir Michael Wilshaw has called for tough action on illegal schools we have launched a new whistleblowing service"

BHA reaction to Sir Michael Wilshaw’s call for a crackdown on suspected illegal schools in England

British Humanist Association hopes the government will take action to help those who have been denied their basic right to an education

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‘Faith Schoolers Anonymous’: Whistle-blowers’ shocking details about life in UK ‘faith’ schools

The British Humanist Association is supporting a new site which allows anyone who has encountered a problem at a faith school to share their experience

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"These new resources have been designed with teachers in mind, so that more young people than ever can explore how non-religious people find meaning and happiness in their lives"

BHA launches new website providing free resources to help RE teachers teach about Humanism

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The BHA has welcomed Ofsted’s efforts to crack down on the teaching of creationism

Private religious school failed by Ofsted for teaching young earth creationism as science

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The underlying assumption in these documents that religious schools somehow need special protections in order to maintain their religious ethos is ludicrous.

DfE bows to churches’ demands for privilege and protection in face of full academisation

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BHA and patrons launch new campaign to promote understanding of Humanism

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Former Chair of Parliamentary Group on RE writes of fear of it turning into ‘religious sect’ as study of non-religious worldviews is removed from remit

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Church of England diocese in ‘takeover’ of primary schools with no religious character

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Government move to ban civil society organisations from raising concerns about school admissions to be challenged in House of Lords

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Department for Education acknowledges 87% of objections to school admissions labelled ‘vexatious’ by Education Secretary were upheld by adjudicator

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Parliamentarians and wider public denounce Government move to ban BHA from raising concerns about school admissions

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BHA research reveals shocking number of state ‘faith’ schools demanding money from parents

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BHA challenges Secretary of State on false allegation of ‘vexatious’ actions in open letter

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