I am a parent trying to understand primary school RE curriculum requirements.
So to not drip feed, I am an atheist who is respectful of people who do beilieve in god/gods but feel very strongly that children should not be indoctrinated one way of the other to have a sense of ‘I believe in ...’ forced on them by adults.
My husband is very religious, I’m not. We each discuss our views with our children and they understand it’s a personal choice and no one view is right.
Both my kids are in primary school and talk about ‘well god made the sun, and kindness, and food, etc’ - very matter of fact.
Their school is a standard state school and the school prayer etc I would describe as God-lite
Help me understand what has to be taught and if there is good practice in ensuring that children are taught about religion (and lack of religion) without bias either way
Btw I am not trying to be THAT parent and be a pain in the arse for the very good teachers at the school. Just trying to understand.
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HeyToTheHo · 13/10/2018 08:39
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