Teacher uses 40-year-old law to withdraw from teaching religion

A primary school teacher has used a conscience clause in a 40-year-old law to withdraw from teaching religious education (RE) ...
National Catholic Register

Religious Education Experts: Bursary Cut Is ‘Huge Blow’ to Catholic Schools in UK

The cuts are also expected to affect both the mission and the leadership of Catholic schools. Religious education teacher and author Andy Lewis, assistant principal at St. Bonaventure Catholic ...
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Northern Ireland teacher first in a decade to opt out of teaching religious education

He was prompted to opt out after a recent Supreme Court ruling that NI's exclusively Christian RE amounted to "indoctrination ...
National Catholic Register

St. Edith Stein’s 5 Tips for Religious Education

St. Edith Stein (1891-1942), also known by her religious name as St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, is known for many things, such as her conversion to Catholicism from atheism after being raised in a ...
The Conversation

Making RE part of the national curriculum will promote tolerance – but only if it’s taught in the right way

Daniel Moulin does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
WVXU

Lawmakers eye changes to STEM teacher license, religious instruction time, bullying notice

Sen. Spencer Deery (R-West Lafayette), the bill's author, presented SB 255 to the Senate Education and Career Development Committee on Jan. 15. Senate lawmakers are considering a bill that would ...
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Religious education in NI schools breaches human rights, Supreme Court rules

The provision of Christian religious education in Northern Ireland schools does not comply with human rights standards and is unlawful, the UK Supreme Court has ruled. In a landmark judgment, the ...