New guidance in Wales has clarified the position of non-religious people sitting on SACREs in Wales. Kirsty Williams AM, the Cabinet Secretary for Education in Wales, in a letter states “representatives from non-religious belief systems may be appointed to Group A of a SACRE or ASC, to ensure that SACREs/ASCs fully reflect the beliefs of … Read more
RE represented at political party conferences for fourth year running
For the fourth year running, the RE Council, NATRE and RE Today represented religious education on stands at the Labour and Conservative party conferences. Representatives from all three organisations, including teachers of RE, spoke with approximately 15 parliamentarians at the Labour conference and approximately 30 parliamentarians at the Conservative conference about the importance of good religious education, and why it matters so much today in modern Britain.
RE Council & NATRE joint statement on Religious Education and the 2017 General Election
With the General Election fewer than 50 days away, and political parties hurrying to put together their manifestos, here are four things that we would like to see them include in order to help ensure that all pupils are able to have high quality religious education: To take note of the recommendations of the Commission on … Read more
RE represented at political party conferences for third year running
RE Teacher Naomi Anstice on the stand at the Labour Party Conference For the third year running, the RE Council, NATRE and RE Today will be representing RE on stands at the Labour and Conservative party conferences. Representatives from all three organisations, including teachers of RE, will be lobbying parliamentarians about the importance of good religious education, … Read more
RE Council meets with MPs
In a week of high drama at Westminster, three MPs still found the time to meet with the REC to discuss the important work that we are undertaking. On Tuesday 28th June the REC’s CEO, Rudolf Eliott Lockhart, and REC’ board member and Director of Culham St Gabriel’s, Mark Chater, met with John Pugh MP, the … Read more
Young Ambassadors welcome Tim Farron MP on school visit
On Friday 15th of April, 2016 the Young Ambassadors for RE at the Queen Katherine School in Kendal invited Tim Farron, the leader of the Liberal Democrats Party and their local MP, to visit their school. The purpose of the visit was to consider views concerning the importance of RE in schools. We are delighted to … Read more
