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The British Humanist Association is the national charity working on behalf of ethically concerned, non-religious people in the UK. It is the largest organisation in the UK campaigning for an end to religious privilege and to discrimination based on religion or belief, and for a secular state.

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Richard Dawkins awarded for services to Humanism

Professor Richard Dawkins this weekend received an award in recognition of his services to Humanism at the annual conference of the British Humanist Association (BHA), held at the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff. The two day conference is entitled ‘Beyond Tomorrow’ explored visions of the future, from the apocalyptic to the utopian.Professor Richard Dawkins was the Charles Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford (until 2008) and Honorary Vice-President of the British Humanist Association. His published works include The Selfish Gene,

Government changes Free School model funding agreement to ban creationist schools

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has welcomed a new revision of the model funding agreement for Free Schools  by the Government in order to preclude ‘the teaching, as an evidence-based view or theory, of any view or theory that is contrary to established scientific and/or historical evidence and explanations.’ This highly significant change has been made in order to ban creationism from being taught in Free Schools, and prevent creationist groups from opening schools.

More creationist Free Schools planned for 2013 opening

More Free Schools are being planned for opening in 2013 by creationists or groups with links to a creationist organisation, the British Humanist Association (BHA) has learned. The BHA has concerns about proposals in Bedford and Barnsley, in addition to plans in Sheffield  and Newark  that the BHA had commented on earlier this year.In Bedford, Destiny Christian School  is being proposed by the Miracle Church of God in Christ, and if approved to open, will be a member

Another creationist Free School proposed for 2013

A creationist Free School, Sheffield Christian Free School , has been proposed to open in 2013, and last week held a public meeting to gauge parent support. The British Humanist Association (BHA), which recently worked with other groups  to launch a new campaign website, ‘Teach evolution, not creationism! ’, has expressed concern at the continuing confidence of creationist groups in applying to open Free Schools, and disappointment that the Department for

Everyday Champions Church Free School bid rejected due to creationism

Everyday Champions Church’s bid to open a Free School was rejected solely due to concerns about creationism, the group have announced. The British Humanist Association (BHA) has welcomed the news, and commends the Department for Education (DfE) in seeing reason in rejecting the bid.In February, church leader Pastor Gareth Morgan stated that  ‘Creationism will be taught as the belief of the leadership of the school. It will not be taught exclusively in the sciences, for example. At the same time, evolution will be taught as a theory.’

11 out of 55 ‘second wave’ Free Schools have religious character, Everyday Champions Academy rejected

The Department for Education (DfE) today announced the ‘second wave’ of Free Schools approved to open in 2012. The 55 Schools include 11 schools designated with a religious character, lower than the proportion that applied and the proportion of existing schools. In particular, Everyday Champions Church, the group that were explicit in their intent to set up a creationist Free School, has been rejected. The British Humanist Association (BHA) has welcomed the low proportion of Free Schools that have a religious character, but still believes that any new ‘faith’ school represents a further

Top scientists and organisations come together to say: 'Teach evolution, not creationism!'

Thirty leading scientists and science educators including Sir David Attenborough, Professor Richard Dawkins and Professor Michael Reiss, and five national organisations have signed up to a new statement  calling for the extension of teaching of evolution in school science and firmer statutory guidance against the promotion of creationism.The statement, which appears on a new campaign website , calls on the Government to make statutory and enforceable the current, non-statutory, guidance that creationism and ‘

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