Fantastic news from the British Humanist Association (BHA) – a High Court judge has ruled that the Government made an ‘error in law’ when it left out non-religious worldviews such as humanism from the content of GCSE Religious Studies (in the curriculum in England). The BHA supported three non-religious families who wanted to challenge the …
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Government made an ‘error in law’ over exclusion of humanism from GCSE
November 30th, 2015 | Posted by in News - (0 Comments)Tory-led Government deleting atheism from schools in England
December 4th, 2014 | Posted by in News - (0 Comments)New Government advice for schools on British values has actually taken out references to non-religious beliefs that appeared in previous versions. Legally, schools are required to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.’ In 2013, the Department …
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Ofsted should be allowed to inspect religious teaching in state faith schools
October 30th, 2014 | Posted by in News - (0 Comments)Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary has set out his concerns that ‘Ofsted is not allowed to inspect religious teaching in faith schools‘. The issue of faith schools essentially inspecting themselves when it comes to the content of their religious teaching was discussed when Labour Humanists met with Tristram Hunt MP earlier this year, and this public statement from Dr …
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