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There has been a notable increase in home schooling across the UK. Factors contributing to this trend included traditional schools' challenges in supporting students with mental health issues and special educational needs. The COVID-19 pandemic further highlighted...

This month, the Scottish Government decided to retain formal exams for 15 and 16-year-olds, diverging from earlier proposals to abolish them. Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth announced that while traditional exams would continue, certain practical subjects would see...

The Education Secretary accepted the School Teachers’ Review Body's recommendations, confirming the teacher pay award for the 2024-25 academic year. This decision outlined the expected salaries for school teachers in England for the upcoming year. See further...

Check the new RE Curriculum page for great examples of worked RE curricula which are exciting, innovative and demonstrate the best in successful, academically rigorous RE, and the development of a Theology, Philosophy, Religion and Ethics curriculum based on very...

The Religious Education Network welcomes this Ofsted Report, and we hope that its Recommendations can now form the basis for positive action by Government ministers. Some 50 schools agreed to be surveyed from 2021 – 2023, half primary and half secondary (of which 15...

The Religious Education Network’s next major event is the Autumn conference. Watch this space for more details!