Tags: religious education
Government opposes moves to protect secular schools’ ethos
Posted: Wed, 15 Jun 2022
The government has refused to support amendments to a bill which would help nonreligious academies protect their secular ethos. Read More »
Prioritise RE reform not enforcement, NSS tells government
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2022
The NSS has warned the government education about religion should be reformed, rather than enforced, amid calls to compel schools to teach RE. Read More »
RE promotes religiosity but not morality, German study finds
Posted: Tue, 18 Jan 2022
Religious education promotes religiosity but not broadly shared moral and political values, research suggests. Read More »
Laws requiring exclusively Christian RE to face court challenge in NI
Posted: Thu, 24 Jun 2021
Northern Ireland's High Court has allowed a challenge to laws requiring confessional RE and collective worship in all schools. Read More »
Major reform of teaching on religion and belief passes in Wales
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2021
Legislation which will substantially reform the teaching of religion and belief has passed its final parliamentary vote in Wales. Read More »
Religious pressure resisted as Welsh RE reform plans progress
Posted: Wed, 09 Dec 2020
A bill which would replace religious education with a more pluralistic alternative in Wales will proceed to the next parliamentary stage. Read More »
C of E’s control of RE damages subject’s credibility, says study
Posted: Wed, 09 Dec 2020
The C of E's theological approach to RE has come to dominate the subject amid a lack of government leadership, research has found. Read More »
Most Brits don’t consider religious studies important, poll finds
Posted: Thu, 03 Dec 2020
A majority of adults in Britain don't consider it important to teach religious studies at secondary school, according to a new poll. Read More »
NSS gives evidence to Senedd committee over Welsh curriculum reform
Posted: Fri, 16 Oct 2020
The NSS has said children's rights should take priority over religious interests in a new curriculum for Wales in evidence to the Senedd. Read More »
NSS urges Senedd to back curriculum reforms
Posted: Fri, 25 Sep 2020
The NSS has urged a Senedd education committee to back new legislation to reform religious studies and sex education in Wales. Read More »
Give every child a pluralistic education, NSS tells Welsh government
Posted: Tue, 28 Jul 2020
The NSS has urged the Welsh government to extend planned reforms of RE so every child is given a pluralistic and balanced syllabus. Read More »
Overhaul of RE in Wales begins with new bill
Posted: Thu, 09 Jul 2020
The Welsh government has published legislation to replace religious education with a more pluralistic 'religion, values and ethics' subject. Read More »
NSS urges ministers to reject Catholic leaders’ pleading over RE
Posted: Fri, 03 Jul 2020
The NSS has urged the Welsh government to reject objections from Catholic leaders to plans to reform RE. Read More »
Catholic school heads oppose pluralistic religious education plans
Posted: Wed, 24 Jun 2020
The heads of all 84 Catholic schools in Wales have claimed government plans for reform "strike at the very identity of Catholic schools". Read More »
Welsh faith schools will have to offer reformed syllabus on religion
Posted: Tue, 05 May 2020
Wales's faith schools will have to offer a non-denominational religion, values and ethics syllabus if parents request it under new plans. Read More »
Parents set to lose right to withdraw children from RE in Wales
Posted: Tue, 21 Jan 2020
The Welsh government plans to remove parents' right to withdraw children from lessons on religion and to rename religious education. Read More »
Don’t remove right to withdraw from RE, NSS urges Welsh ministers
Posted: Fri, 29 Nov 2019
The NSS has urged the Welsh government not to remove parents' right to withdraw children from religious education. Read More »
Compulsory RE mustn’t indoctrinate, says European Court of Human Rights
Posted: Thu, 31 Oct 2019
The European Court of Human Rights has said RE curricula must be conveyed in an "objective" manner after a successful NSS intervention. Read More »
Welsh government considers ending right to withdraw from RE & RSE
Posted: Thu, 03 Oct 2019
The Welsh government is consulting on plans to end parents' right to withdraw children from classes on religion, relationships and sex. Read More »
NSS intervenes in key European court Religious Education case
Posted: Fri, 10 May 2019
The NSS has submitted a third-party intervention to the European Court of Human Rights in a key case concerning RE in schools in Greece. Read More »
