Question follow-through · 27773
Education: Religion
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration her Department has given to the proportion of teachers recorded as teaching religious education who are specialists in and usually teach other subjects when (a) assessing the size of the reli
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 7 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 11 Sept 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration her Department has given to the proportion of teachers recorded as teaching religious education who are specialists in and usually teach other subjects when (a) assessing the size of the reli
11 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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11 Sept 2026
Answer published
The government values and recognises the importance of all subjects, including religious education (RE). There were 15,781 teachers of RE in 2025/26.As a consequence of a more favourable supply forecast, the recruitment need for RE fell for 2026/27. There...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
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