Why RE Matters - The Theos team

RE occupies an unusual place in the school this labour will be felt not only in the formation of individuals and communities, curriculum: it is included in the basic curriculum, but not the national curriculum, but in the building of a more humane, compassionate, and understanding society. [...] Raising the profile of RE at every level of the school system offer is a no brainer: first in raising the religious literacy of students and staff, and second in nurturing the digital wisdom necessary to navigate this rapidly changing scene.” Grace Davie, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of Exeter What do we mean by “religious education”? Religious education in the UK has dramatically c. [...] 2021/22 compared to 56% in 2015/16.16 We are experiencing the rapid decline knowledge of different religious systems, and of the complexity and range within of arts and humanities education in the UK, and the British Academy has been these systems) and a deeper awareness of different “ways of knowing” (e.g. [...] Myanmar; it is also to do with the crisis of values in Western democracy, the question of how to define justice and human dignity, the imperative of truth-seeking, and Of equal importance, much of Western history and culture has been profoundly much else besides. [...] Some 61% of UK adults think it is important to understand the beliefs and worldviews of others in the workplace37 – and while accommodation of religious requirements alone is important, fostering authentically inclusive and welcoming workplaces requires a deeper understanding of how worldviews, religious or “In today’s interconnected, multi-faith, and multicultural world, divisions and otherwise,.