The Chair of the Commission on Religious Education, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, has written to the Secretary of State for Education, Damian Hinds MP. This follows Damian Hinds' response of 6th December to the Commission on RE's Final Report. The Very Reverend Dr John Hall's letter is available here: Part 1 Part 2 The Secretary of State's letter of 6th December can be read here. The ...
What can you do to support the National Plan for RE?
We need you to help make sure that the Government listens to the Commission on RE and that it acts on its recommendations. You can help by doing the following: Write to your MP explaining why they need to know about the Commission on RE's report, and why they should act on its recommendations. You can download a template letter to use for writing to your MP: Template Letter to MP. If you ...
FINAL REPORT. Religion and Worldviews: the way forward. A national plan for RE
The Final Report of the Commission on Religious Education, Religion and Worldviews: the way forward. A national plan for RE, has been published. It sets out a National Plan for RE comprising of 11 recommendations, and calls on the Government to consider and adopt it. The National Plan is built around a National Entitlement which sets out what all pupils up to the end of Year 11, in all ...
Upcoming launch of the Final Report
The Commission on Religious Education's Final Report will soon be released. There will be a launch event in Westminster on the 12th September. The report will set out the Commission's vision for the future of religious education, explaining why the subject is a vital part of a broad and balanced curriculum, and make a series of recommendations of what needs to be done to ensure that all pupils ...
Last Meeting of the Commission
The last meeting of Commission on Religious Education took place on Friday 20 July in the Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster Abbey. This room was the setting for the meetings of the translators of the King James Version of the Bible, the writing of the Presbyterian Westminster Confession and other significant event in British religious life. The meeting was ably chaired by the Dean of Westminster and ...