Religion in Schools

Learning Lessons from Wales

By (author) Russell Sandberg

Publication date:

12 July 2022

Publisher

Anthem Press

Dimensions:

229x153mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781839984259

To what extent should religion be taught in classrooms? Should lessons also cover non-religious beliefs? Should the teaching of religion be compulsory or should it be a matter of choice by the parents or the child? Should faith schools be allowed to teach their religious beliefs? Should religious worship be compulsory for all pupils? Questions of how religion operates within schools prove controversial and divisive. This book explores radical changes that are being made in Wales and the lessons that can be learnt. It examines the historical development of the law in this area, the new Welsh law, its potential shortcomings and areas that the new law leaves untouched, namely the rules on religious worship. The book is written by a leading authority on the interaction of law and religion whose work fed into Welsh parliament debates on the Curriculum and Assessment
(Wales) Act 2021.

Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; Part One RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND WORSHIP UNDER ENGLISH LAW; 2. The Position before the Butler Act; 3. The Butler Act; 4. The Position after the Butler Act; 5. The Current Law; 6. The Human Rights Context; Part Two THE NEW WELSH LAW ON RELIGION VALUES AND ETHICS; 7. The New Curriculum for Wales; 8. The Consultation Phase; 9. The Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Bill; 10. The Passage of the Bill; 11. The New Law; 12. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

‘Russell Sandberg has provided a crisp, clean, concise, and cogent expert’s guide to the impressive new experiment in religion and education afoot in Wales. Not only Welsh and UK readers, but anyone interested in the vexed questions of the roles and rights of religion in the classroom and curriculum need to read this learned text.’ – John Witte, Jr., Director, Center for the Study of Law and Religion, Emory University, USA.