Religious education reform: mistakes of the past must be avoided

Despite many RE teachers doing their best under difficult circumstances, a growing consensus now recognises that religious education in schools needs a rethink. Alastair Lichten looks at the latest report calling for reform.

This week saw the launch of REforReal; the latest report advocating for fundamental reform of religious education. The report correctly identifies the problem of a “20th century settlement for a 21st century reality”.

The ‘NSS articles’ category contains links to my opinion pieces, written while a campaigns officer or head of education for the National Secular Society, before June 2022. You can read the full original of this article here >>>

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