does R.E still get forced upon (teached) to children

Status
Not open for further replies.
Keawyeds said:
That is indeed absolutely bonkers. I hope it's bollocks. I have no problem with schools having a morning assembly etc but it doesn't have to involve religion
Click to expand...

It doesnt happen, schools have fucked it off and OFSTED do not enforce it either. Ironically this has been one of the positive things that has come out of a more culturally and religiously diverse population.....What does have to be taught is culture and diversity but it can take many forms.
 


The only thing I really remember about RE in the comp was the teachers honking stale pipe breath. You could smell it from 50 paces.

I wasn’t a fan and given the choice would have done extra science where the vile smells came from mine and Dave Herbal’s failed experiments, not the teachers face....
 
Keawyeds said:
That is indeed absolutely bonkers. I hope it's bollocks. I have no problem with schools having a morning assembly etc but it doesn't have to involve religion
Click to expand...
Collective worship in schools - Wikipedia
"Section 70 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 stipulates that pupils of community, foundation or voluntary schools in England and Wales must take part in a daily act of Collective Worship"

"For schools without a formal faith designation, the majority of the acts of worship should be "of a broadly Christian character""
 
R.E is fine in non religious schools. However, if your child goes to a Christian school they will be taught the bible as fact, have to say prayers etc. But if you had your child Christened then that's what you signed up for.
 
The Muffin Man said:
If you believe religion is "forced upon" children you have literally no idea what happens in schools......Religion is taught like history in modern schools

"This is what happened, this is the evidence to support or contradict it, evaluate and criticise the evidence then come up with your own conclusion"

Anybody who is offended by RE being taught in schools is simply desperate to be offended. Your argument is as absurd as saying teaching about the holocaust in history is forcing fascism on young people and could see them being radicalised by the far right.
Click to expand...
I was joking man ffs. Apologies if dead dads are in fact a real problem in the delivery of effective RE.
 
ErichZann said:
R.E is fine in non religious schools. However, if your child goes to a Christian school they will be taught the bible as fact, have to say prayers etc. But if you had your child Christened then that's what you signed up for.
Click to expand...

My kids go to a Catholic school and it is not taught as fact, the catholic school also has a significant number of muslim students so their parents are clearly comfortable that the school is not indoctrinating them.
 
The Muffin Man said:
My kids go to a Catholic school and it is not taught as fact, the catholic school also has a significant number of muslim students so their parents are clearly comfortable that the school is not indoctrinating them.
Click to expand...
I thought you had to be Christened to go to a Catholic school?
 
Called Humanity studies or something like that ,it sort of takes a non judgemental approach to all faiths and related stuff including Agnostic stuff etc .As said we live in a largely religious world ,ignoring that is silly .
We did Classics back in the day which is even dafter than Jesus and the boys
 
Manny F said:
I was joking man ffs. Apologies if dead dads are in fact a real problem in the delivery of effective RE.
Click to expand...

Thinking that teachers should be robots who are fair game to drive to tears gets in the way of effective teaching of any subject. Its appallling behaviour. Imagine being expected to give 6 hours of public presentations a day then have 10 people out of the 30 in the audience heckling you all day every day. Then you are judged on the results of those hecklers and are potentially put on disciplinary if they do not do well enough despite it being their own fault. And people wonder why there is a massive recruitment and retention issue in teaching and why 50% of all those who qualify to teach leave the profession in under 5 years with most of them gone within 2.

ErichZann said:
I thought you had to be Christened to go to a Catholic school?
Click to expand...

Nope, part of becoming a more diverse society and all the better for it.
 
Last edited:
I would love it if @Spennymackem1981's local primary is a CoE and the meaning has been lost on him. I am still unsure if he is parody or a buffoon.
 
PTR said:
"Forced" is the word you're looking for.

And they're trying to overturn this ruling. The Tories seem to be all for it too.
Click to expand...
Well, I'm glad they are forced to. I'd hate for me kid to be isolated from other cultures. Mind I could have sent her to another school but it's one of the better ones so happy for her to go there and make her own mind up in time.
 
  • Like
Reactions: PTR
Status
Not open for further replies.

Back
Top