Tags: religious education
Overhaul of RE in Wales begins with new bill
Posted: Thu, 09 Jul 2020
The Welsh Government has published legislation to replace religious education (RE) with a more pluralistic 'religion, values and ethics' (RVE) 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 »
NSS broadly welcomes changes to RE and RSE in Welsh curriculum
Posted: Wed, 01 May 2019
The NSS has expressed broad support for reforms to the teaching of religion, relationships and sex in the new curriculum for schools in Wales. Read More »
NSS expresses support for RE and RSE reform in Wales
Posted: Fri, 29 Mar 2019
The NSS has expressed qualified support for proposed reforms to religious education and relationships and sexuality education in Wales. Read More »
NSS launches new range of school resources: Exploring Secularism
Posted: Wed, 20 Mar 2019
The NSS has launched a new range of resources for secondary schools related to secularism and religion's role in society. Read More »
Isle of Man parents voice concern over RE ‘propaganda’
Posted: Fri, 01 Feb 2019
The National Secular Society has called for improved vetting and standards for religious education resources after parents accused a school of handing religious "propaganda" to pupils. Read More »
Welsh government to put non-religious worldviews on curriculum
Posted: Tue, 29 Jan 2019
Wales's government will include non-religious worldviews in its curriculum and allow non-religious representatives on RE advisory bodies. Read More »
Education secretary dismisses commission's call for RE reform
Posted: Mon, 17 Dec 2018
The education secretary has dismissed calls for the reform of RE in England which were outlined in a major report from a commission. Read More »
Framing religion as intrinsically positive harms education, study warns
Posted: Wed, 05 Dec 2018
"Well-intentioned" RE teachers are undermining the subject by framing religion as intrinsically positive, academics have warned. Read More »
Let children make their own minds up about religion, says report
Posted: Wed, 10 Oct 2018
The NSS has welcomed an academic report which calls on English state schools to raise children in a religiously neutral manner. Read More »
Replace RE with ‘religion and worldviews’, says commission
Posted: Sun, 09 Sep 2018
The NSS has given a "qualified welcome" to recommendations to replace RE with a subject entitled 'Religion and Worldviews' and introduce a national entitlement to it. Read More »
Former education secretary renews call for reform of religion in schools
Posted: Tue, 17 Jul 2018
Religious education should be replaced with a new national 'Religion, Belief and Values' subject, a former education secretary has recommended. Read More »
Mixed-sex schools shouldn’t segregate children, says DfE
Posted: Thu, 28 Jun 2018
Mixed-sex schools in England should not generally separate pupils by sex or faith, the government has said. Read More »
