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Religious Education in Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales
RE in English Schools: Non-Statutory Guidance 2010
The Non-Statutory National Framework for Religious Education
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Time Allocation for RE
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The Non-Statutory National Framework for Religious Education

In October 2004, the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), together with the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA), published a Non-Statutory National Framework for Religious Education after extensive consultation. In 2006 all the major churches and other faith communities stated that they were "fully committed to using the Framework in developing the religious education curriculum for our schools and colleges".

The Framework is primarily for the Standing Advisory Councils on Religious Education (SACREs) and Agreed Syllabus Conferences (ASCs) in each Local Authority but is clearly influential as these bodies are required to review their local syllabuses every five years.

The status of Religious Education as a statutory subject, standing alongside - but not part of - the national curriculum and locally determined is unchanged.

The full framework can be downloaded as a pdf file at:

www.qcda.gov.uk/resources/publication.aspx?id=7481ed85-f925-4e5a-b058-7cd46f394b73

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