Archive for May 2018

Address on 25 Years of NASACRE

Posted on: 24/05/18 | Posted By: Charles Clarke | Category: Blog

Remarks by Rt Hon Charles Clarke at NASACRE AGM, May 24th 2018 This AGM celebrates 25 years of the work of NASACRE. Over that time the National Association of SACREs has brought together, informed and represented the more than 150 local Standing Advisory Councils on Religious Education (SACREs) – established by every Local Education Authority…
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New Research Shows It’s Time to End the Right to Withdraw from RE

Posted on: 09/05/18 | Posted By: David Lundie | Category: Blog

A new survey of school leaders reveals confusion and worse about the right to opt out of RE lessons. The survey, which I led, gathered Headteachers’ and RE Co-ordinators’ experiences of parents exercising the right to withdraw from RE. We wanted to add some rigour to growing anecdotal evidence that the right of withdrawal was…
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