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Jay Harman, BHA education campaigner, said: «All the evidence and all the expertise tells us that comprehensive, high - quality, and age - appropriate PSHE, including SRE, leads to the best outcomes in terms of improving sexual health, reducing teenage pregnancy, challenging gender stereotypes, educating about consent, protecting children from abuse, and tackling homophobic and transphobic bullying.

BHA Education Campaigner Richy Thompson commented, «It is vital that all young people receive full and comprehensive PSHE and sex and relationships education, as the evidence shows that this means young people start having relationships later, makes those relationships more likely to be consensual, and improves sexual health.

BHA Education Campaigner Richy Thompson commented, «We welcome the Department for Education providing this information sooner than it has done in the past.

BHA Education Campaigner Jay Harman commented, «Sex and Relationships Education is important because it equips children with the information and skills they need to stay safe, healthy, and happy.

BHA Education Campaigner Jay Harman said «Faith groups make up over a fifth of all Free School applications in this group and that figure is far too high.

BHA Education Campaigner Richy Thompson commented, «We welcome the conclusions of these three reports, each highlighting important areas of sex and relationships education and coming to the rational conclusion that the subject should be compulsory in schools.

BHA Education Campaigner Richy Thompson commented, «It is clear that more work needs to be done by the Government in order to improve the vital subject of PSHE in our schools.

BHA Education Campaigner Richy Thompson represented the BHA at the Tribunal case.

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«There's lots of work that's been done by academics on how well different types of schools perform,» says Richy Thompson, the BHA's campaigns officer for faith schools and education.

In response to a parent petition and testimonies before the Board of Education in June of 2014, MCPS developed a policy prohibiting from future bids for school food many of the chemicals that RFKM had requested be removed (including MSG, trans fat, Blue 2, Green 3, Red 3, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Aspartame, Acesulfame - Potassium, Saccharin, Butylated Hydroxyanisol (BHA), Potassium Bromate, Propyl Gallate, Sodium Tripoly Phoshate, and TBHQ).

Website: http://www.humanism.org.uk/meet-up/events/view/152?page=1 Sara Passmore Head of Education and Promotion British Humanist Association (BHA) 1 Gower Street, London WC1E 6HD Tel: [phone] Mobile: [phone] Fax: [phone] www.humanism.org.uk Find us on social networking sites via www.humanism.org.uk/meet-up / online

The BHA was on the working group that produced the education section of that report.

The British Humanist Association (BHA) is today publishing the names, locations and religious characters of all Free School applications from the «ninth wave», after the Department for Education (DfE) provided the information in response to a Freedom of Information request submitted by the BHA earlier this year.

In response to a parliamentary question tabled in the House of Lords, the Department for Education (DfE) has at last conceded that the overwhelming majority of objections submitted to school admission policies by the British Humanist Association (BHA) and Fair Admissions Campaign (FAC) correctly identified breaches of the law.

«All of the schools identified must urgently review their sex and relationships education policies to ensure that all pupils, whatever their sexual orientation or gender identity, are treated with equal respect and understanding,» BHA head of public affairs Pavan Dhaliwal said.

The Information Tribunal has today ordered the Department for Education (DfE) to release two documents from 2010 that helped form the policy that led to the state funding of Steiner Free Schools to the British Humanist Association (BHA).

In its wide - ranging response to the former, the BHA has considered in detail issues around sex and relationships education, evolution and creationism, the removal of human rights from citizenship education, and the scientific method.

The changes, which promote values supported by the British Humanist Association (BHA) and emphasise that there is one law for all, represent a «significant victory» in the campaign against extremism, and in favour of citizenship education.

BHA Chief Executive Andrew Copson commented: «Not only are these plans entirely out of step with the beliefs of the population and the wishes of the vast majority of parents, they severely threaten the rights of children to learn with and from those of other religions and beliefs, to be defined by more than simply the religion or beliefs of their parents, and to enjoy a balanced education without fear of discrimination or division.

In a major ruling, the British Humanist Association (BHA) has won its case against the Department for Education (DfE) over its refusal to publish a list of all groups proposing to establish Free Schools.

One particular area of children's rights that the BHA has brought to the attention of the Committee is the issue of parental opt outs in Religious Education (RE), Collective Worship and sex eEducation (RE), Collective Worship and sex educationeducation.

statement, coordinated by the BHA, from 30 scientists including Sir David Attenborough, Professor Richard Dawkins, Sir Paul Nurse and Professor Michael Reiss, the Association for Science Education, the British Science Association, the Campaign for Science and Engineering and Ekklesia at http://evolutionnotcreationism.org.uk/

It supported Humanist and Secularist Liberal Democrats (HSLD) in their efforts to draft the motion, and the BHA's Director of Public Affairs and Policy spoke in favour of the motion at a fringe event organised by HSLD and the Liberal Democrat Education Association on Friday.

In addition, the BHA and RISC are pleased to announce that the trial will definitely go ahead, after the opposing parties in the case — the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and the Secretary of State for Education — agreed to the BHA and RISC's request for a protective costs order.

Today BHA Chief Executive Andrew Copson commented, «We welcome the announcement that the PSHE Association will be funded to work with schools to improve their PSHE and we believe this will have a significant positive impact on the education many young people receive.

The BHA is a member of the National Children's Bureau Sex Education Forum (SEF), the End Violence Against Women Coalition and the Children's Rights Alliance for England.

44 schools continue to have sex and relationships education (SRE) policies that either replicate section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 or are unhelpfully vague on the issue, the British Humanist Association (BHA) can reveal.

The BHA contributes to debate on a wide range of ethical issues from stem cell research to sex education.

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has today welcomed a number of new reports and surveys showing strong support for making Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education and Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) compulsory ineducation and Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) compulsory inEducation (SRE) compulsory in schools.

To accompany the book the BHA has resources on www.humanismforschools.org.uk/young-atheists-handbook to help teachers include lessons from The Young Atheist's Handbook within the Religious Education lessons.

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has been added as a respondent to a legal case between the Department for Education (DfE) and Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) over whether the DfE must publish a list of all proposed Free Schools, including their religious character.

Briefings produced in 2010 by civil servants in the Department for Education (DfE) on the principle of whether or not Steiner schools should gain state funding through the Free Schools programme express serious concern about issues such as racism, systemic bullying, academic rigour, secrecy and whether or not the schools would be able to pass Ofsted inspections, the British Humanist Association (BHA) can today reveal.

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The Department for Education (DfE) has been forced to amend its education green paper by the UK Statistics Authority, following a complaint made by the British Humanist Association (BHA) over the «misleading» figures it presents on the impact of religious selection at «faith»Education (DfE) has been forced to amend its education green paper by the UK Statistics Authority, following a complaint made by the British Humanist Association (BHA) over the «misleading» figures it presents on the impact of religious selection at «faith»education green paper by the UK Statistics Authority, following a complaint made by the British Humanist Association (BHA) over the «misleading» figures it presents on the impact of religious selection at «faith» schools.

The British Humanist Association (BHA) wrote to the Executive Principal, Jennifer Bexon - Smith, to question the legality of the proposed changes, and was alarmed to receive a reply on her behalf from the Birmingham Diocesan Director of Education.

The BHA is working with Peers from across the Parties in seeking to have the Education Bill amended in ways to protect the rights of teachers and children.

Commenting on the announcement, BHA head of Education and Promotion Sara Passmore said, «The British Humanist Association is honoured to have Rebecca Goldstein present this year's Shelley Lecture.

Read the BHA's briefing for Lords second reading of the Education Bill http://www.humanism.org.uk/documents/4872

Whistleblowers at the centre of the «Trojan Horse» scandal were assured right from the start by Department for Education (DfE) officials that their identities would be kept a secret, the British Humanist Association (BHA) can reveal.

Andrew Copson, BHA Director of Education and Public Affairs, said, «JFS will admit pupils that are not religiously Jewish - they can be atheists or Muslims or Christians - as long as their mother is Jewish.

BHA Chief Executive Andrew Copson commented, «It is great to see that the Department for Education recognises these concerns as valid.

BHA Head of Public Affairs Pavan Dhaliwal commented, «We think it's vitally important that young people receive full and comprehensive sex and relationships education, including strong education about anatomy, puberty and sexual health as part of sex education science.

Andrew Copson, BHA Director of Education, said, «There are very many non-religious people in Britain who understand and accept natural selection, and who may even agree that belief in God is unnecessary, but who would not necessarily subscribe to this idiosyncratic definition of «atheistic evolution».»

The BHA is a member of the National Children's Bureau Sex Education Forum (SEF) and the Children's Rights Alliance for England.

The British Humanist Association (BHA) is one of almost 100 organisations to have signed a letter organised by the Sex Education Forum (SEF) and published today in The Times, calling for strong teaching around sex education as part of national curriculum science inEducation Forum (SEF) and published today in The Times, calling for strong teaching around sex education as part of national curriculum science ineducation as part of national curriculum science in England.

For further comment or information please contact BHA Faith Schools and Education Campaigner Jay Harman on [email protected] or 0207 324 3078.

Respond to the national curriculum review: http://humanism.org.uk/campaigns/what-you-can-do-to-help/respond-to-the-national-curriculum-review/ Read more about the BHA's campaigns work on PSHE and Sex and Relationships Education: http://humanism.org.uk/campaigns/schools-and-education/school-curriculum/pshe-and-sex-and-relationships-education/ The British Humanist Association is the national charity working on behalf of non-religious people who seek to live ethical and fulfilling lives on the basis of reason and humanity.

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has welcomed the publication today of a new report by Education For Choice (EFC), examining the quality of education on abortion and contraception in UKEducation For Choice (EFC), examining the quality of education on abortion and contraception in UKeducation on abortion and contraception in UK schools.

The letter, organised by the Accord Coalition for Inclusive Education, of which the British Humanist Association (BHA) is a co-founder, has been signed by more than 70 prominent public figures.

BHA Faith Schools Campaigner Richy Thompson commented, «It is gravely concerning that the only book Hereford Academy uses espouses views so inconsistent with established science — how can pupils receive a vigorous science education under these circumstances?