--- title: "Stop faith school expansion in schools bill" date: "2025-01-10T14:47:32+00:00" modified: "2025-01-10T17:32:38+00:00" url: "https://humanists.uk/action/stop-faith-school-expansion-in-schools-bill/" post_id: 151315 --- # Stop faith school expansion in schools bill ![](https://i0.wp.com/humanists.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024-Take-Action-Banner-png.webp?resize=1200%2C500&ssl=1)### Help us stop 100% religious admissions in new schools Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has introduced the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which includes changing the types of new schools that can open. **But as currently drafted, the Bill risks opening the floodgates to new schools that can select up to 100% of pupils based on religion. We can’t let this happen.** We’re fighting for amendments to the Bill so that vital anti-discrimination policies are not deleted by accident. Will you help us by writing to your MP? #### **Write to your MP** **Religious admissions in our state schools fail society**. They propel racial and religious discrimination in our communities, put children at risk of religious indoctrination, and fail in the most vulnerable children in society. **We cannot allow a well-intended Bill to lead to more racial and religious segregation and discrimination our education system.** Since 2016, when Theresa May’s government first considered ‘scrapping the cap’ at the behest of Catholic lobbyists, Humanists UK has successfully campaigned to keep it in place – with evidence showing that the cap protects the most vulnerable and disadvantaged in our society. It would be a tragedy if this was now allowed to happen due to oversights in the new legislation. #### **Personalise your impact** We’ve suggested some text you can use, but please, if you are able, edit it to make it more personal – we know that MPs are more likely to take notice of personalised emails and queries, which are infinitely more powerful than standard letters. - **If you are a parent or carer…** please say so, and talk about any relevant experiences you have had trying to get your children into a suitable local school. If you live in an area with lots of religious selection, talk about the segregation this causes. - **If you are a pupil…** talk about the importance of being able to access a local school and why having a diverse range of friends and classmates is valuable to you. - **If you are a teacher or governor…** talk about how your experience has shown you how important it is for schools to be diverse and inclusive. #### **Stay connected** Keep us informed of your actions and any responses from your MPs at . Your engagement is instrumental in our collective journey towards enacting compassionate change in the law. #### Write to your MP today What’s your postcode? #### There’s more you can do [ SHARE ON FACEBOOK](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fhumanists.uk%2Faction%2Fstop-faith-school-expansion-in-schools-bill%2F)[ SHARE ON TWITTER](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=I%20just%20wrote%20to%20my%20MP%20asking%20them%20to%20oppose%20plans%20in%20the%20Schools%20Bill%20that%20could%20allow%20100%25%20religious%20admissions%20in%20new%20schools.%20You%20should%20too%21%20%40humanists_uk%20%20%20https%3A%2F%2Fhumanists.uk%2Faction%2Fstop-faith-school-expansion-in-schools-bill%2F)[ SHARE ON BLUESKY](https://bsky.app/intent/compose?text=I%20just%20wrote%20to%20my%20MP%20asking%20them%20to%20oppose%20plans%20in%20the%20Schools%20Bill%20that%20could%20allow%20100%25%20religious%20admissions%20in%20new%20schools.%20You%20should%20too%21%20%40humanists_uk%20%20%20https%3A%2F%2Fhumanists.uk%2Faction%2Fstop-faith-school-expansion-in-schools-bill%2F)[ SHARE BY EMAIL](mailto:?subject=Stop%20faith%20schools%20expansion&body=I%20just%20wrote%20to%20my%20MP%20asking%20them%20to%20oppose%20plans%20in%20the%20Schools%20Bill%20that%20could%20allow%20100%25%20religious%20admissions%20in%20new%20schools.%20You%20should%20too%21%20https%3A%2F%2Fhumanists.uk%2Faction%2Fstop-faith-school-expansion-in-schools-bill%2F)[ SHARE BY WHATSAPP](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=I%20just%20wrote%20to%20my%20MP%20asking%20them%20to%20oppose%20plans%20in%20the%20Schools%20Bill%20that%20could%20allow%20100%25%20religious%20admissions%20in%20new%20schools.%20You%20should%20too%21%20https%3A%2F%2Fhumanists.uk%2Faction%2Fstop-faith-school-expansion-in-schools-bill%2F%20%20%20)