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Religious studies

7 replies

frodoandsam · 29/09/2010 19:07

Hi,
I am new to this. Can anyone help.
I ahve just been informed by my daughter (Who is in year 11) that her school has stopped teaching RS to year 11's. Can they do this? The time is going to be used to catch up in other subjects.
Thanks

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scaryteacher · 29/09/2010 20:01

If they have taken their half GCSE, then they can, but shouldn't as there is a statutory requirement to teach RE. If she wants to do the GCSE, then insist that she is taught, and ask what OFSTED will think when asked.

herbietea · 29/09/2010 20:06

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peeweewee · 29/09/2010 20:37

RE is often two half GCSEs in KS4 - so it's possible to do one short course (half a GCSE) and then drop it for Y11.

Saying that, if we have individual students who are struggling with the full set of GCSEs we often reduce their timetable by taking them out of subjects - usually RE will suffer here.

Even though it's a stat requirement.

She has a right to do the full course if she wants though, but it will be tricky getting the school onside unless there are enough to run a full class.

Iggi999 · 29/09/2010 23:01

What a short sighted approach the school has. Is education just about passing the exams? (Please don't say yes!) I think it would be great to complain to the school, bet they're counting on all the parents thinking RS is a waste of time Hmm

scaryteacher · 29/09/2010 23:44

There is no reason why she can't do the full course after school over a year. I did it for my students.

What is the RE department doing? My boss would have been apoplectic with rage if the SMT had done this to us.

frodoandsam · 30/09/2010 08:24

Hi,
Thanks for all the replies.
My greatest concern is that the school have not talked to any parents about this, they just went ahead and did it.
With society as it is today, children need to now about morals and ethics ect.
I am just gobsmacked that the school don't think that this is important.

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peeweewee · 01/10/2010 18:54

scaryteacher that thought occurred to me too - any dept head wouldn't take that easily....

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