It may be a new school year, but familiar debates over the role of faith in education continue to rage
Not to be outdone by Julie Andrews, columnist and humanist mum Myra Zepf selects the top ten pleasures of being a heathen
The new secular Girl Guide promise is coming into effect in early September, but some group leaders and religious commentators wish to keep girls pledging allegiance to God
A decade after it was repealed, the infamous section 28 ban on "promoting homosexuality" lives on in the policies of many free schools, finds a new report. Anna Versterinen reports
Make the most of a life in research by advancing God's glory, counsels US 'creation science' group
Enforcement of a Christian agenda is disturbingly common in English schools today. James Snell reports from the school yard
The intrepid debunking teens – and a dog – make Scooby Doo ideal rationalist TV, says Myra Zepf
A new Promise is designed to make Guiding more inclusive, but inevitably some commentators aren't happy
In an address to school children in Belfast, the US President suggests that religious schools have a divisive effect on communities
The Fair Admissions Campaign has been launched to speak out against the selective entry policies of faith schools