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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
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
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
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
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
Religious education teaches tolerance too
Australia, education about religions, New South Wales, Special Religious Education, ethics education, St. James Ethics Centre
Call to make religion for teachers optional
Ireland, religous studies, teacher-training colleges, religious education,
Academics fear for the future of Islam
Malaysia, religious education, religious schools, education system, Buddhism, Islam, tolerance, extremism, documentary, Talibanisation, modernization, reformation
Religion teaching needs a rethink, experts say
Indonesia, religious education, fundamentalism, pluralism, Christianity, Protestant Church
Provost calls for moral, religious education
Nigeria, religious education, moral education, curriculum, compulsory

