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Curriculum and Assessment Review

Commons · Question 50014 · Tabled 2 May 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 12 May 2025

Question

Asked by Rebecca Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to hold discussions with religious education organisations on developing a national standard for religious education as part of her Department's curriculum and assessment review.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 12 May 2025

Religious education (RE) remains a statutory subject in all state-funded schools in England. While it is not part of the national curriculum, it continues to play an important role in preparing pupils for life in modern Britain.The independent Curriculum ...