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We provide free resources and services for teachers, parents, children, and the general public to help people learn about the humanist approach to life. We offer trained & accredited humanist school speakers. https://understandinghumanism.org.uk/
The deists, living pre-Darwin, believed in a creator god, but a remote god that did not interfere in human affairs. Their focus was on understanding the natural world and applying reason to human problems. Many influenced modern humanist ideas. understandinghumanism.org.uk/wp-content/u...
If you'd like to explore more about what it's like to be a school speaker, come along to our free, online taster session on Tuesday 24 March. Get advice and insights from experienced speakers. Register below humanists.uk/school-speak...
Interested in becoming a humanist school speaker and keen to train in-person? Now's your chance! We're running free training in Manchester on Saturday 16 May. Find out more about the role, and how to apply, below. humanists.uk/school-speak...
The Enlightenment was a period in history when thinkers began to challenge old ideas using reason, evidence, and a recognition of individual rights and freedoms. It was a period of energy and change that had a significant influence on modern humanism. understandinghumanism.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Looking to deepen your understanding of humanism? Our online course 'Introducing humanism: non-religious approaches to life' led by writer, broadcaster, and humanist Sandi Toksvig is available and completely free to access! Start learning today courses.understandinghumanism.org.uk/courses/intr...
If you teach RE in a primary or secondary school, then our school speakers will visit your school for free to answer your students' questions about humanism and what it means to have a non-religious approach to life. Book your visit today! understandinghumanism.org.uk/school-speak...
We are all human. But what are we capable of and how best might we use our capacities? @profaliceroberts.bsky.social provides an insight into a humanist understanding of our potential and how we can support everyone to flourish in the one life we have. understandinghumanism.org.uk/res_films/hu...
They risked imprisonment to pioneer access to birth control and legalise reproductive healthcare – making sure that women, not the church or state, would finally take control of their own futures. Today, we work to preserve those rights and continue their legacy.
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For over 130 years, women in the humanist movement have been a radical voice for progress. This #WomensHistoryMonth we celebrate all brave the women who risked everything speaking up for humanism or challenging the influence of religion in society. 🧵
You can access our schools resource on pioneering humanist women at @humanismedu.bsky.social – featuring Lorraine Hansberry, George Eliot, Rosalind Franklin, Florence Dixie. #WomensHistoryMonth
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I maintain that faith in this world is perfectly possible without faith in another world. Rosalind Franklin. #Humanist
Happy #WomensHistoryMonth! Each year we celebrate #InternationalWomensDay with a lecture in honour of one of our humanist heroes – Rosalind Franklin. One of history’s greatest scientists, and an inspiring example for young people everywhere. 🧵
And here are our favourite children’s books on humanism, and children’s fiction with humanist themes.
Looking for books on humanism ahead of World Book Day tomorrow? Check out our recommendations!
Sandi Toksvig: Bishops, Scandi convents, and masterminding a schools rebellion. Out now on all podcast platforms.
There are over 60 episodes of our podcast #WhatIBelieve. In each one, @andrewcopson.bsky.social speaks with a humanist in the public eye about the beliefs and values that shape their life. Listen to Sandi Toksvig's episode today. Available on all podcast platforms. humanists.uk/what-i-believe
![David Olusoga on religion in schools and politics. 'I do resent [that] it is very difficult to educate your children without them being indoctrinated in religion. I believe in absolute toleration, but I am opposed to religious privilege. I don’t see why we have bishops in the House of Lords, having power in our political system. I don’t accept that collective acts of Christian worship should be imposed upon my child, or anybody else’s child. I also think that religious schools are becoming increasingly a force for disunity in the country.' New Humanist](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nesbohibqamc3bdlowcrpdsl/bafkreicc7qtdlofxby25sopkqeixamexdl3b5zey4takrgplvxnfihzkqm)
David Olusoga on religion in schools and politics. 'I do resent [that] it is very difficult to educate your children without them being indoctrinated in religion. I believe in absolute toleration, but I am opposed to religious privilege. I don’t see why we have bishops in the House of Lords, having power in our political system. I don’t accept that collective acts of Christian worship should be imposed upon my child, or anybody else’s child. I also think that religious schools are becoming increasingly a force for disunity in the country.' New Humanist
Historian, author, and BAFTA-winning filmmaker @davidolusoga.bsky.social speaks to geneticist and Humanists UK Vice President @adamrutherford.bsky.social in the Spring issue of @newhumanist.bsky.social about religion, empire, politics, The Traitors, and more ⬇️
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If you're interested in becoming a humanist school speaker, but prefer in-person training to online, then don't miss out on your chance! Our next training day is in Manchester on 16 May. Join our taster session on 24 March to find out more. Register and apply below humanists.uk/school-speak...
There's over 60 episodes of our podcast #WhatIBelieve. Dive in now with our Vice President @shappikhorsandi.bsky.social as she reflects on her family’s exile from Iran, her journey into comedy, and what her humanist beliefs mean to her. A powerful conversation. humanists.uk/what-i-believe
Humanism in a nutshell. 1) Putting human beings and other living things at the centre of your moral outlook. 2 Seeing the world as a natural place and looking to science and reason to make sense of it. 3 promoting and supporting human flourishing across all frontiers and championing human rights for everyone.
We'll have online training courses later in the year and our in-person course moves around the country: London two years ago, Birmingham last year, next year TBC. humanists.uk/school-speak...
Writing in the 12th century, the Persian polymath Omar Khayyám's writings were considered heretical in his time — but today Edward Fitzerland's 1859 translation is one of the most widely read poems in the English language. A testament to Iran's remarkable traditions of free inquiry and rationalism
Committed to a humanist approach to life? A good communicator? Keen to help young people learn about humanism? Then you could be a Humanists UK school speaker! We're running free training, in Manchester, on 16 May. Find out more and apply below humanists.uk/school-speak...
The latest Freedom of Thought report from @humanists.bsky.social is a valuable resource for any RE teachers teaching about freedom of religion or belief (which we hope you all are) humanists.uk/2026/02/26/t...
Running an interfaith day or panel discussion at your school? Don’t forget to invite a humanist school speaker for a non-religious perspective. Request a speaker below! understandinghumanism.org.uk/school-speak...
If you're a teacher and you've not checked out our resources on teaching about humanism as part of an inclusive education about religious and non-religious worldviews, then you're missing out. Free resources, school visitors, teacher CPD, online courses. It's all there! understandinghumanism.org.uk
Our next school speaker training day is in-person, in Manchester, on 16 May. If you're a good communicator, with a humanist worldview, and would like to help young people learn more about this, it could be a great fit for you! Find out more and apply to join us below humanists.uk/school-speak...
ICYMI, 12 February was #DarwinDay. Our article provides an analysis of some of the different reasons humanists might celebrate Darwin's work and find inspiration in his ideas. understandinghumanism.org.uk/articles/dar...
What does it mean to be non-religious? Teachers, why not invite one of our trained and accredited school speakers to work with your pupils, so they can find out more about the humanist approach to life.
Go to understandinghumanism.org.uk/school-speak... to request a vist.
‘The British Empire lasts 400 years. It involves millions and millions of people, and there are all sorts of motivations and actions and behaviours that range from the genocidal to the purely altruistic. But the structure of an empire ... people don’t set sail to set up colonies in order to benefit the people who already own the land. Empires, by their nature, are about the mother country, the imperial power, more than the colonies.’
Historian, author, and BAFTA-winning filmmaker @davidolusoga.bsky.social speaks to geneticist and Humanists UK Vice President @adamrutherford.bsky.social in the Spring issue of @newhumanist.bsky.social about empire, identity, religion in politics, and why logic gets you nowhere on The Traitors. ⬇️
We are recruiting school speakers to share their worldview with young people. You need to be a good communicator and have a commitment to a non-religious approach to life. Our next training day is in Manchester on 16 May. Find out more and apply to join us below! humanists.uk/school-speak...
We're remembering John Curry this #WinterOlympics. John was a British figure skater who revolutionised the sport by uniting athleticism with balletic artistry. He won a gold medal in 1976, and did so as one of the very first openly gay athletes to compete at an international level. A true icon.