Question follow-through · 50014
Curriculum and Assessment Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to hold discussions with religious education organisations on developing a national standard for religious education as part of her Department's curriculum and assessment review.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 2 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 May 2025
- Answer
- 12 May 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to hold discussions with religious education organisations on developing a national standard for religious education as part of her Department's curriculum and assessment review.
12 May 2025
Target answer date
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12 May 2025
Answer published
Religious education (RE) remains a statutory subject in all state-funded schools in England. While it is not part of the national curriculum, it continues to play an important role in preparing pupils for life in modern Britain.The independent Curriculum ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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