Nature of religious education
"Religious education given in accordance with an agreed syllabus is educational and not
confessional.
It follows that assumptions should not be made about the religious position or beliefs of pupils.
For example, sentences starting, "We all ...." should be used with caution.
• One particular resource for RE is the believer. When members of faith communities
participate, either as visitors to the school or when hosting visits to places of
worship, it is right that they should speak from their own faith positions. The teacher
is responsible for providing the educational context that enables pupils to learn from
the encounter appropriately.
• Information on local and national contacts is available on the county intranet site.
• County schemes of work for Key Stages 1, 2 and 3 (non-statutory and first published
in 1998) are available...."
Religious Education in Cambridgeshire: The Agreed Syllabus 2002
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