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‘Reconsider religious school funding’ call after gay author’s visit is cancelled

The Government should reconsider the funding of faith schools if they stigmatise LGBT relationships, secular campaigners have said. The news comes following the cancellation of a planned visit by Simon James Green, a gay young adult author, to The ...

09 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Education Secretary: Prayer policy ruling should give headteachers ‘confidence’

A High Court ruling that a school’s ban on prayer rituals is lawful should give “best-placed” headteachers “confidence” in making decisions for their pupils, the Education Secretary has said. The Michaela Community School in north London ...

16 Apr 2024 at 17:07

More than two in three leaders do not support collective worship law in schools

More than two in three senior leaders in state schools do not support a law which requires daily acts of collective worship in school, a survey suggests. The Government must recognise the “divisive and deeply unpopular nature” of the ...

14 May 2024 at 00:01

Man who burned Koran in London wins appeal against conviction

A man who burned a Koran in London has won an appeal against a conviction which campaigners had criticised as an attempt to bring back blasphemy law. Hamit Coskun was found guilty earlier this year of a religiously aggravated public ...

10 Oct 2025 at 13:24

Burning Koran upsetting but not a crime, says judge in ‘victory for free speech’

Campaigners have hailed a successful appeal against the conviction of a man who burned a Koran in London as “an important victory for freedom of expression”. Hamit Coskun was found guilty earlier this year of a religiously ...

10 Oct 2025 at 15:18

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