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Stop Religious Education (RE) being compulsory in English schools from Year 10

Submitted by Joanne Gillespie on Friday 6th December 2024

Published on Monday 24th March 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 24th September 2025

Signatures: 39

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2023 ~ Children ~ Compulsory ~ Education ~ England ~ English schools ~ GCSE ~ Ofsted ~ Quality ~ Religious ~ Schools ~ schools in england ~ Subjects ~ Year 10

Petition Action

Stop Religious Education (RE) being compulsory in English schools from Year 10

Petition Details

We urge the Government to stop making Religious Education (RE) compulsory in schools in England, and to allow it to be an optional subject from Year 10 onwards.

Additional Information

Many schools make RE a compulsory GCSE. We believe children who are not interested in RE could have more choice and time to spend on subjects that they are interested in. A 2023 Ofsted reports showed that the quality of Religious Education in schools was of poor quality.


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