Ep 17: Thought for the Day | RE in Wales
Posted: Mon, 28th Oct 2019
In this week's episode, Emma Park is joined by Chris Sloggett and Helen Nicholls to discuss whether BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day should still be exclusively for "speakers from the world's major faiths". John Humphrys, former presenter of the Today programmein which Thought for the Day is featured, recently criticised it as 'discriminatory'.
Emma also speaks to Stephen Evans and Alastair Lichten about a consultation on the reform of sex and religious education launched by the Welsh government this month. Proposals include making both subjects compulsory for all children regardless of their parents' beliefs; and changing their names, with sex education being replaced by 'Relationships and Sexuality Education', and RE by 'Religions and Worldviews'.
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Notes
Reform Thought for the Day: the NSS's position
Thought for the Day – BBC Radio 4
John Humphrys criticises Thought for the Day
Welsh government considers ending the right to withdraw from RE and RSE: the NSS's position
'Ensuring access to the full curriculum': the Welsh government's consultation
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Related Campaigns
No more faith schools
We need inclusive schools free from religious discrimination, privilege or control.
Reform ‘Thought for the Day’
Thought for the Day should include nonreligious contributions – or be scrapped.
