Political News
Meetings with MPs and subsequent action
The Policy Unit met with Kim Leadbeater MP for Batley…
Champions for RE recruited to support our campaign
The RE Policy unit is working with CSTG consultants on…
Culham St Gabriel Survey into public perception of RE
We were pleased to support publicity around CSTG’s survey into…
Education Select Committee Accountability Hearings
Robert Halfon MP asked a series of questions to Ofsted Chair; Dame Caroline Ryan about RE during an Education Select Committee meeting.
GCSE and A level Examination Results 2021
The Policy Unit produced a press release for both the…
Call for National Plan as Religious Studies GCSE entries slip
The number of pupils taking GCSE Religious Studies in England and Wales has fallen slightly in 2021, despite previously remaining stable since 2017. To safeguard the subject, the Religious Education Council of England and Wales and the National Association of Teachers of RE are calling for a National Plan, as recommended by the Commission on RE in 2018, to be funded by Government.
Hundreds more opt for Religious Studies at A-level in 2021
The number of Religious Studies A-level exam entries has increased 6.1 percent year on year. The subject outperformed other A-level subjects as a whole, which increased by 5.1 percent, with a greater increase than most other humanities subjects.
Department for Education – Initial Teacher Training Market Review
The REC submitted a response to the Initial Teacher Training Market Review. The main focus of the response was the omission of RE from the subjects listed for inclusion in the primary curriculum, issues about subject knowledge and the importance of mentors having specialist expertise in the trainee subject.
Religion and Worldviews: A Conversation
The recent discussions, including virtual gatherings, exploring a shift to a worldviews paradigm therefore demonstrate to me that the community is very much alive and flourishing. We all have questions, and this is healthy.
Ofsted Research Review: “Review spells out essential role of RE”
The timing of the Ofsted report on Religious Education sends a powerful message to all those with an interest in the status of RE. As only the second subject review after science and the first Arts and Humanities subject in the schedule, it is a clear indication of the importance of Religious Education as a discrete subject, and the need for a broad and balanced curriculum.
REC Awarded New Grant
Templeton World Charity Foundation Inc. has awarded funding to the Religious Education Council of England and Wales (REC) to work with RE Today Services to take the vision of worldviews in RE a step closer to the classroom
REPU Meeting with shadow minister
As part of REPU, NATRE representatives, supported by Politicomms, met with Wes Streeting MP for an hour to discuss RE