Religion: Curriculum

(asked on 30th October 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has received representations on the exclusion of Christianity from the religious studies syllabus; and if he will make a statement.


Answered by
Nick Gibb Portrait
Nick Gibb
This question was answered on 7th November 2018

No representation has been received on the exclusion of Christianity from religious education curriculum or the GCSE in religious studies.

Teaching about Christianity is a mandatory element of religious education. All state funded schools in England are required to teach religious education from age 5. This must ‘reflect that the religious traditions of Great Britain are in the main Christian whilst taking account of the teaching and practices of the other principal religions represented in Great Britain.’

The government sets the content specification for Religious Studies GCSEs which requires students to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the fact that the religious traditions of Great Britain are, in the main, Christian. Further information on GCSE subject content can be found at www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-religious-studies.

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