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Selective faith schools: should Labour care?

September 29th, 2013 | Posted by Editor in Events | Uncategorized - (1 Comments)

18.45 – 19.45, Wednesday 30 October, Camden Town Hall, Judd Street London WC1H 9JE Please RSVP info@labourhumanists.org.uk or via Eventbrite. The religiously selective admissions policies used by faith schools have been under the spotlight, with a particular focus on their effect to segregate children and families by not only by religion but on socio-economic grounds. If they …
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Faith schools: discriminatory admissions policies under the spotlight

September 2nd, 2013 | Posted by Editor in Blog | News - (0 Comments)

This summer the spotlight has been on religious discrimination in admissions to state-funded faith schools. We have argued that selection by faith schools is often, in practice, discrimination against children and families along class and ethnicity lines, as well as particularly against the non-religious. See, comment on and vote for our submission to Labour’s policy …
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‘Unnecessary, unjust, disastrous for social cohesion’ – faith school admissions

August 15th, 2013 | Posted by Editor in News | Uncategorized - (0 Comments)

London Assembly Member Tom Copley and Labour Humanists have made a joint submission to Labour’s policy review on admissions to state-funded faith schools. We want Labour’s policy commissions urgently to consider and address the growing problem of selection and discrimination by state-funded faith schools, and make fair, inclusive admissions a manifesto commitment. Read our full …
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Secular Public Services & Bishops in the Lords – Policy Submissions

August 15th, 2013 | Posted by Editor in News - (0 Comments)

We have made two submissions to Labour’s policy review on behalf of our members, which will be considered by Labour’s policy commissions. The first is on secular public services and the second on Lords reform (Bishops in the Lords). Labour’s Your Britain policy site allows you to make comments on submissions and also vote in favour …
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One Nation Labour needs to break its silence on faith schools

July 17th, 2013 | Posted by Editor in Blog | News - (0 Comments)

Labour Humanists’ Chair Naomi Phillips writes for political website politics.co.uk on the need for Labour to break its silence and speak out against discriminatory faith schools.

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