In England, religious education (RE) is a compulsory subject in schools but the curriculum is not devised nationally: syllabuses are set locally by Standing Advisory Councils on Religious Education (SACREs). There are 151 of these in England, one for each education authority. Each SACRE has four subgroups: group A is Read more…
‘Living Well’ by Richard Docwra Living Well touches on the questions of what it means to think well, how to find life’s meaning, being good, and finally how to think about death. It is the perfect place to start for a clear, practical introduction into the humanist’s vision of the Read more…
Friday 9 June 2023 – Sunday 11 June 2023 It’s our pleasure to host members from across the UK in Liverpool, our home city, rich with humanist history, having been home to many prominent humanists in the 19th and early 20th centuries. We’re proud to invite you to experience its magic Read more…
January 12th, 2023 The UK Government has published a list of applications to open new schools under its latest wave of funding for free schools in England. A third of these proposals are for faith schools. Humanists UK, which campaigns for a fully inclusive school system for all children regardless of background, Read more…
Watch the film on YouTube: https://youtu.be/r_DNs86JIF4 Humanists UK launches a new membership recruitment drive, fronted by an animated film from our patron, Stephen Fry. Stephen is an actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, writer, and bonafide ‘National Treasure’. He has been delightfully brought to life in the film by animation studio, Kilogramme. Read more…
Baroness (Joan) Bakewell: the lack of legal recognition for humanist marriages is discrimination; there are no excuses not to act now that the Law Commission’s project is over. Read the full story at: https://humanists.uk/2022/10/25/apphg-launches-report-on-humanist-marriages/
Humanists UK is not party-political but we attend party conferences in order to meet with parliamentarians and other influential stakeholders to advocate for humanist issues, and to engage with our party-political members and supporters. Read about the current party conference season here: https://humanists.uk/2022/10/05/humanists-uk-success-at-party-conference-fringes/
One of the most significant changes to the UK in recent times has been the dramatic growth of the non-religious, who now represent 53% of British adults. This means our services must cater for an ever-growing, increasingly diverse non-religious population. These are seismic shifts that change how we go about Read more…
Check out the latest sentientism* podcast at jamiewoodhouse.com: https://jamiewoodhouse.com/humanism-is-just-way-too-focused-on-one-animal-philosopher-constantine-sandis-sentientism-episode-103 * Sentientism is ‘Evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings’
Belief in a religion is a fundamental human right and with it is the right not to believe. Unfortunately, this is not afforded to everyone, and for some people leaving their religion can be a complicated, challenging, and dangerous process. Faith to Faithless supports people who have left many religions Read more…