Let the kids believe in Santa
Atheists shouldn’t crush the magic of Christmas, says Myra Zepf
Education & Children
What are they teaching my kids?
Rob Deering is unimpressed by his local primary school's reliance on lazy, default Christianity
Dawkins’ new book impresses the kids
With his new book The Magic of Reality, Richard Dawkins wants to introduce children to the wonders of science. He gets a resounding thumbs up from Manjit Kumar's resident young…
Is it over for Catholic Ireland?
The deteriorating relationship between the Vatican and the Irish state is good news for the Republic, says Padraig Reidy
Editorial: School for scandal
Education is a fundamental concern for humanists – so it's no surprise that AC Grayling's New College is dividing opinion
Trouble at Grayling Hall
Its difficult not to see the New College of the Humanities as misguided and anti-humanist, says Sally Feldman
Just say ‘No’ to Nadine Dorries
The Conservative MP Nadine Dorries is pushing abstinence and attacking abortion rights. What young people really need is proper sex education, argues Zoe Margolis
Different angle
Andrew West's photos of the Mustard Seed Secular School, Uganda
Changing course
The 'Arab Spring' has changed how we teach Middle East politics forever, says Kerem Oktem
Stuart Hall
Stuart Hall talks to Laurie Taylor about race, relativism and revolution