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This section showcases the work Young Ambassadors are doing to promote the importance and value of RE.
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Latest News

Tue 10th Oct 2017

RE represented at the political party conferences for fourth year running
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Wed 20th Sep 2017

Review of RE a positive step towards safeguarding the subject
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Sun 17th Sep 2017

800,000 secondary pupils lose out on religious literacy: no RE taught in a quarter of all state secondary schools
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Thu 24th Aug 2017

Falling numbers of Religious Studies GCSE entries suggests schools struggling to meet legal obligations
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Thu 17th Aug 2017

Entries for Religious Studies A level remain high with the fastest growth among arts, humanities and social sciences
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Tue 25th Apr 2017

RE News Digest: a round-up of RE news from across the internet
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Thu 20th Apr 2017

RE Council & NATRE joint statement on Religious Education and the 2017 General Election
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RE Teaching: Beyond the Ordinary

When was the last time someone asked:

“So what do you do?”

“I teach RE” will spark a reaction. Just as the subject itself generates positive reactions and inspires school children of all ages.

Beyond the Ordinary is a new campaign to find extraordinary individuals who have what it takes to train to become RE teachers.

Find out more on the Teach:RE Website.

Watch the video: Beyond the Ordinary

Blog from the Chair

Tue 13th Jun 2017

June Board meeting summary

The Board met at the REC offices and all members bar James Holt and Emma McVittie were present. Before the substantial business was discussed, potential co

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This Month's Newsletter

Tue 10th Oct 2017

RE Council Newsletter October 2017

Read the October newsletter In this Issue: REC news: RE represented at political party conferences for fourth year running RE Council Second Regular Gene

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RE Council Projects

Guidance on selecting resources

For teachers of RE, Citizenship, PSHE and other subjects Teachers – are you sure that when you choose resources dealing with religion, they… are factually

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