Religion in schools is too important to marginalise

Monsignor Michael Nazir-Ali published this article in the Times at the end of January, in which he urges stronger support for religion-based RE in schools, and rejects the subject’s morphing into a ‘worldviews’ approach as something which does an injustice to...

A Level Entries Report

A report on A Religious Studies examination entries in 2023 NATRE have recently published the following worrying statistics, with all data in part one is taken from tables published by the Joint Council for Qualifications (www.jcq.org.uk). The overall trend in A level...

Response to the national content standard for RE

The REN explains its reasons for rejecting the National Content Standard proposed by the Religious Education Council Executitve Summary The Religious Education Network1 (REN: See Appendix A) issues this public statement regarding the newly released ‘National...

Good news, announced on the 10th October 2023

The REN is delighted to share this good news, announced on the 10th October 2023 by the Government: For 2024 to 2025 we are offering bursaries of: £28,000 in chemistry, computing, mathematics and physics £25,000 in biology, design and technology, geography and...

Letter to the DfE

The REN’s plea for greater awareness of the poor state of RE provision in too many schools Download as PDF Rt Hon Gillian Keegan MP,Secretary of State for Education20 Great Smith St,London,SW1P 3BT September 21st 2023 Dear Secretary of State, I am reaching out on...