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Syrian students ask for values, not religion

A new group on Facebook is advocating the replacement of religion classes at Syrian schools with courses teaching “universal moral values”. The administrators of the group, which attracted more than 1600 members a few days after its recent launch, called … Continue reading

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Church accused of hijacking ethics classes debate

The argument about ethics classes in New South Wales schools is getting dirty, with allegations that powerful church forces are effectively branch stacking in an effort to thwart the plans. It is not every day one of Australia's biggest Christian … Continue reading

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Schools must collaborate to improve ‘inadequate’ religious education

COLLABORATION and awareness of what modern Religious Education consists of are the keys to transforming its success, according to Lincolnshire teachers.Their comments come on the back of an Ofsted report describing how RE in both secondary and primary schools is … Continue reading

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Transforming School RE should include non-religious beliefs, says BHA

United Kingdom, England, religious education, Ofsted, British Humanist Association, non-religious beliefs, humanism, critical learning, secular philosophies, curriculum reform

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RE Inadequate in one in five schools, Ofsted says

United Kingdom, England, religious education, Ofsted, teacher support, teacher training, interfaith understanding, Church of England, National Secular Society, optional, local authority

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Religious education teaches tolerance too

Australia, education about religions, New South Wales, Special Religious Education, ethics education, St. James Ethics Centre

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Call to make religion for teachers optional

Ireland, religous studies, teacher-training colleges, religious education,

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Academics fear for the future of Islam

Malaysia, religious education, religious schools, education system, Buddhism, Islam, tolerance, extremism, documentary, Talibanisation, modernization, reformation

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Religion teaching needs a rethink, experts say

Indonesia, religious education, fundamentalism, pluralism, Christianity, Protestant Church

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Provost calls for moral, religious education

Nigeria, religious education, moral education, curriculum, compulsory

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