Commission on RE

@CommissionOnRE

We are a high-profile independent Commission working to improve the quality and rigour of RE, and its capacity to prepare pupils for life in modern Britain.

England, United Kingdom
Joined October 2016

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    8 Sep 2018
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    6 hours ago

    Up early on a Saturday to talk to teachers in supplementary schools about .

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    19 hours ago

    Supporters of high quality RE must not and will not accept the Commission on RE's core ideas being simply dismissed or kicked into the long grass

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    Jan 3

    An excellent response from the chair of to . I trust there will be further conversations and response from . We at will be discussing this in our meeting with next week.

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    Jan 3

    A magisterial and considered response to from the Chair John Hall - both a rebuke for weakness and a call to urgent action. Please RT to RE teachers.

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    Jan 3

    This is a very important response by to the Secretary of State for Education's response to the CoRE Report. I hope will be keen to meet with the Dean & the to discuss what can be done to ensure high quality RE for all school children.

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  7. Jan 3

    The Chair of CoRE's letter to , Secretary of State for Education, in response to his response to the CoRE Final Report has been published:

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    Religious education is failing to teach pupils about the modern world they live in. The Government's response to this issue has been disgraceful! They must deal with this crisis in RE, and heed the advice given by

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    18 Dec 2018

    'The report is a thoughtful piece of work. In fact, arguably, it is the most substantial piece of work on the issue of religious education in our country since the 1970s.'

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    18 Dec 2018
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    Yup. It's on a par with the narrative that the report wants to "add" nonreligious worldviews to RE and that any changes mean a "dilution" of religion. Sone people seem to be doing quite a job of misunderstanding the report!

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    18 Dec 2018

    Great from on the importance of RE teachers with strong subject knowledge. My expectation is absolutely that the National Body recommends be set up to produce non-statutory programmes of study would want to consult religious & cultural organisations

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    18 Dec 2018

    Excellent to hear from about the Church of England's hope that the report will contribute to the improvement if the delivery of RE. And, er, flattering to be quoted. I think this marks my debut in Hansard...

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    18 Dec 2018

    Back (briefly)... Here , the Bishop of Chichester, notes the support of the Church of England's education office for the 's recommendations. (P.S. the Anglo Saxons exhibition is superb: go to the BL and see it)

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    18 Dec 2018

    Lord Alton argued (incorrectly) that the wanted the dilution of religion in RE. He's right about the importance of "understanding faith and no faith" though.

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    18 Dec 2018

    Powerful conclusion from . He's right. The will not go away. We will be campaigning hard for 's recommendations. It's too important to neglect the high quality RE that pupils are entitled to.

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    18 Dec 2018

    Here encapsulates some of 's broad vision for the nature of worldviews to be studied.

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    18 Dec 2018

    Lord Stone comments on what he sees as important in the report.

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    18 Dec 2018

    I'm going to do a thread of highlights from last night's debate on the final report. The full text of the debate is here if you prefer to go straight to the source!

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    17 Dec 2018
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    17 Dec 2018

    The education secretary has dismissed calls for the reform of in England. Recommendations from provided a widely-supported way forward for a subject that has over time become unfit for purpose. Disappointing from

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    17 Dec 2018
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