The Christian Institute - Religious Education News https://www.christian.org.uk/news/education/religious-education The latest religious education news posts from The Christian Institute en-us Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:04:37 +0000 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:04:37 +0000 info@christian.org.uk (The Christian Institute) Activists attempt to sideline religious teaching in Ireland's church schools https://www.christian.org.uk/news/activists-attempt-to-sideline-religious-teaching-in-irelands-church-schools/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:04:37 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/activists-attempt-to-sideline-religious-teaching-in-irelands-church-schools/ Holyrood passes controversial Bill to weaken parental opt-out in schools https://www.christian.org.uk/news/holyrood-passes-controversial-bill-to-weaken-parental-opt-out-in-schools/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:38:23 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/holyrood-passes-controversial-bill-to-weaken-parental-opt-out-in-schools/ NI Education Minister to safeguard 'Christian ethos' following RE ruling https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ni-education-minister-to-safeguard-christian-ethos-following-re-ruling/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:52:24 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ni-education-minister-to-safeguard-christian-ethos-following-re-ruling/ Supreme Court reinstates ruling against ‘proselytising’ in NI RE lessons https://www.christian.org.uk/news/supreme-court-reinstates-ruling-against-proselytising-in-ni-re-lessons/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:40:12 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/supreme-court-reinstates-ruling-against-proselytising-in-ni-re-lessons/ New National Curriculum could include Religious Education https://www.christian.org.uk/news/new-national-curriculum-could-include-religious-education/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 14:34:02 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/new-national-curriculum-could-include-religious-education/ Govt urged not to abandon £10k bursary for RE teacher training https://www.christian.org.uk/news/govt-urged-not-to-abandon-10k-bursary-for-re-teacher-training/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 12:13:15 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/govt-urged-not-to-abandon-10k-bursary-for-re-teacher-training/ Church of Scotland alarmed by RE proposals' risk to family life https://www.christian.org.uk/news/church-of-scotland-alarmed-by-re-proposals-risk-to-family-life/ Fri, 10 Oct 2025 10:15:00 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/church-of-scotland-alarmed-by-re-proposals-risk-to-family-life/ Peers slam attempt to impose 'humanist assemblies' on schools https://www.christian.org.uk/news/peers-slam-attempt-to-impose-humanist-assemblies-on-schools/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:51:38 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/peers-slam-attempt-to-impose-humanist-assemblies-on-schools/ Hundreds of schools are breaking the law by failing to teach RE https://www.christian.org.uk/news/hundreds-of-schools-are-breaking-the-law-by-failing-to-teach-re/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 14:11:00 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/hundreds-of-schools-are-breaking-the-law-by-failing-to-teach-re/ Education Secretary advised to tackle 'neglected' RE lessons https://www.christian.org.uk/news/education-secretary-advised-to-tackle-neglected-re-lessons/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 06:35:48 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/education-secretary-advised-to-tackle-neglected-re-lessons/ Court of Appeal: Christian education in NI does not breach human rights https://www.christian.org.uk/news/court-of-appeal-christian-education-in-ni-does-not-breach-human-rights/ Fri, 03 May 2024 12:06:56 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/court-of-appeal-christian-education-in-ni-does-not-breach-human-rights/ Religious Education in schools 'lacks sufficient substance' https://www.christian.org.uk/news/religious-education-in-schools-lacks-sufficient-substance/ Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:46:34 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/religious-education-in-schools-lacks-sufficient-substance/ Secularists rattled after Labour backs faith schools https://www.christian.org.uk/news/secularists-rattled-after-labour-backs-faith-schools/ Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:43:02 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/secularists-rattled-after-labour-backs-faith-schools/ Parliamentarians: ‘RE provision is a postcode lottery’ https://www.christian.org.uk/news/parliamentarians-re-provision-is-a-postcode-lottery/ Fri, 22 Sep 2023 09:40:21 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/parliamentarians-re-provision-is-a-postcode-lottery/ Children’s Commissioner: ‘Good RE teaching cornerstone to national life’ https://www.christian.org.uk/news/childrens-commissioner-good-re-teaching-cornerstone-to-national-life/ Fri, 12 May 2023 09:41:51 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/childrens-commissioner-good-re-teaching-cornerstone-to-national-life/ Religious literacy among civil servants ‘woefully inadequate’, report says https://www.christian.org.uk/news/religious-literacy-among-civil-servants-woefully-inadequate-report-says/ Fri, 05 May 2023 12:14:21 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/religious-literacy-among-civil-servants-woefully-inadequate-report-says/ Majority of parents value RE, survey shows https://www.christian.org.uk/news/majority-of-parents-value-re-survey-shows/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 11:06:12 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/majority-of-parents-value-re-survey-shows/ MP: 'Young people should not be deprived of their legal right to RE' https://www.christian.org.uk/news/mp-young-people-should-not-be-deprived-of-their-legal-right-to-re/ Fri, 04 Nov 2022 15:24:25 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/mp-young-people-should-not-be-deprived-of-their-legal-right-to-re/ NI court rules Christian education 'breaches human rights' https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ni-court-rules-christian-education-breaches-human-rights/ Thu, 07 Jul 2022 15:04:06 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ni-court-rules-christian-education-breaches-human-rights/ Govt blocks attempt to include atheism in RE https://www.christian.org.uk/news/govt-blocks-attempt-to-include-atheism-in-re/ Fri, 17 Jun 2022 14:18:11 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/govt-blocks-attempt-to-include-atheism-in-re/