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Why schools should pay careful attention to the school workforce census

18/06/2018

In response to our State of the Nation report in September 2017, the DfE has taken some small steps to improve schools’ accountability for their Religious Education. In May 2018, the detail of what schools including academies must publish online was amended slightly to ensure there was absolutely clarity that Religious Education must be included in the published curriculum.

Why SACREs should pay careful attention

18/06/2018

In response to our State of the Nation report in September 2017, the DfE has taken some small steps to improve schools’ accountability for their Religious Education.

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Non-Ebacc subjects see a decline in exam entries

11/06/2018

On 30th May Ofqual published provisional figures for entries in public examinations in Summer 2018. These figures indicate a decline between 2017 and 2018 in entries for the GCSE Religious Studies full course of 37,500 to 260,300 (down 10.5%) along with a decline of 10,175 to 27,205 (down 27.2%) in entries for the short course over the same period.

Just a quick hello...

08/06/2018

Just a quick hello... From Ben Wood, Chair of NATRE, Head of RE and Subject Leader for Religious Studies at Haslingden High School

Greater clarity for Academies in relation to RE?

29/05/2018

At the end of March 2018, minister for schools; Nick Gibb MP responded to a parliamentary question about RE. NATRE has received clarification of his response.