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House of Lords Debate Quality of Religious Education

22 January 2024

Baroness Barran emphasises mandatory high-quality religious education for children. The debate initiated by Lord Harries highlights concerns about poor RE quality. Lord Harries calls for a National Plan with budget provisions and qualified teachers. Baroness Barran addresses teacher training efforts and concerns about non-religious worldviews in RE.

Why does the DfE continue to neglect RE despite claiming it is essential?

1 December 2023

Yet another example of where what Ofsted describes as, “the lack of clarity and support from government makes schools’ job harder” in relation to delivering high quality RE. Minister of State for Education; Damian Hinds, MP answered this written question from Jim Shannon MP

Ofsted criticises the government for its lack of clarity about and support for Religious education

23 November 2023

The Ofsted Annual Report published today presents the organisation’s findings for the areas they inspect including schools. NATRE is pleased to see the recognition of the challenges faced by teachers of RE and the impact on children.

Analysis of a survey of teachers on the impact of political policy on student opportunity to study RE/RME and RVE

21 November 2023

This is an analysis of the data gathered from a questionnaire on impact of political policies on Religious Education in England, RME in Scotland and RVE in Wales.

It's About The Standard Not The Stuff

16 October 2023

Deborah Weston OBE, talks about the National Content Standard for RE.

Winners Announced for Spirited Arts 2023

10 October 2023

NATRE are delighted to announce the winners of the 2023 Spirited Arts competition.

Good news for Religious Education bursaries!

10 October 2023

Good news for Religious Education bursaries, but challenges remain in the recruitment of secondary RE specialists.

RE Council launches National Content Standard

3 October 2023

NATRE is pleased that the RE Council of England and Wales has launched its National Content Standard for Religious Education in England.

The RE Council at 50: Champions of a thoroughly modern subject

29 September 2023

As the Religious Education Council turns 50, its chair argues that the subject is more relevant than ever in modern Britain.

Open letter published about RE in the Telegraph today!

18 September 2023

An Open Letter has been published today by the Daily Telegraph. More than 30 MPs and peers have written to the Education Secretary, highlighting that school pupils receive tokenistic religious education or none.

NATRE analysis of GCSE and A level examination data for Religious Studies reveals interesting variations between nations and regions

14 September 2023

Reports compare RS in England & Wales. Short course removal impacted qualifications; A level entries stable in England, declined 33% in Wales (since 2020). Further investigation needed.

Your Voice Matters: NATRE's Call to Action to ask your MP to meet us now!

8 September 2023

NATRE needs you, our members to support this work.  You can get involved by contacting your local MP or Councillor and asking them to meet with our team to talk about high-quality RE for all pupils in all schools.

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