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Today’s Supreme Court ruling on Religious Education and Religious Observance in NI schools, presents an important opportunity to address a subject that is often misunderstood, under-resourced, excluded from inspection frameworks, and—although controversial—frequently overlooked.
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With the likely omission of Religious Education from the TransformEd Curriculum Review - is this a missed opportunity for overdue reform of the subject? Parents, education specialists, and students pen a letter highlighting concerns to the Education Minister.
5/ In short: The Review wants NI to move beyond an exclusively church-led model of RE. The future must be inclusive, plural, professionally led, and focused on education outcomes rather than religious observance.
4/ On collective worship, the Review is clear: RE should not be tied to worship. Instead, it must be an educational subject, taught objectively, without proselytising.
In 2023 the Independent Review of Education in Northern Ireland — focusing on its recommendations for Religious Education (RE) stated the following...
📖 Religious Education in NI isn’t part of the TransformED curriculum reform – and the Core Syllabus hasn’t been meaningfully updated in decades. Time for change towards an inclusive, modern approach? And what could RE reform look like?
A thread on the omission of Religious Education from TransformEd in light of recommendations from the Independent Review of Education.
Here's a Thread on the current context regarding Religious Education (including the role of religion generally) in schools across NI...
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Here's a Thread on the current context regarding Religious Education (including the role of religion generally) in schools across NI...
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Education Minister @paulgivan has announced the appointment of five new members to the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools and its Diocesan Education Committees with effect from 26 August 2025. 🔗Find out more: education-ni.gov.uk/news/appointme…
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NI school curriculum overhaul needed if all children are to reach their potential, says academic ✍️ @jmarkb1971 belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/education…
The Poverty Related Attainment in NI for 2022/23 is 10.8%
But is the poverty related attainment gap also narrowing? The answer is less clear... Although the link between Poverty and Attainment persists.
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