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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

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

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

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 39 signatures in total, with signatories from 33 constituencies. That makes it the 32,728th most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 12% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 8% (low).

Signatures by Constituency

Signatures by Region

Signatures by Country

Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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