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==Background==
 
==Background==
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The first meeting of the All-Party Group on RE was held on 11 June 2012. The group has the intention to promote the highest possible standards of religious education for students, and to prevent, as [[John Keatt]] (Chair of the Religious Education Council of England and Wales) put it, good quality RE from being 'squeezed out' of the curriculum.  
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The first meeting of the All-Party Group on RE was held on 11 June 2012.  
  
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A recent YouGov study showed that 63% of 18-24 year olds thought Religious Education to be relevant and necessarily taught in schools. 53% of adults in both England and Wales also say it should remain compulsory and participation in lessons is beneficial to pupils. The APPGRE is designed to help maintain the high standards of religious education that people in the UK expect to see delivered.<ref>[http://www.philip-davies.org.uk/news/all-party-parliamentary-group-religious-education Philip Davies 'All party parliamentary group on RE'], ''Philip Davies MP for Shipley'', accessed 11 November 2015</ref>
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The group's purpose is to promote the highest possible standards of religious education (RE) for students, and to prevent good quality RE from being 'squeezed out' of the curriculum, according to [[John Keast]] (Chair of the Religious Education Council of England and Wales).
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A recent YouGov study showed that 63 per cent of 18-24 year-olds considered religious education relevant and believed it should be taught in schools.  
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Fifty-three per cent of adults in both England and Wales also say it should remain compulsory and participation in lessons is beneficial to pupils. The APPGRE is designed to help maintain the high standards of religious education in the UK.<ref>[http://www.philip-davies.org.uk/news/all-party-parliamentary-group-religious-education Philip Davies 'All party parliamentary group on RE'], ''Philip Davies MP for Shipley'', accessed 11 November 2015</ref>
  
 
==People==
 
==People==
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===Officers, September 2015===
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===Officers, September 2015 - April 2016===
 
*Chair - [[Fiona Bruce]] - [[Conservative Party]]
 
*Chair - [[Fiona Bruce]] - [[Conservative Party]]
 
*Vice-chair - [[Mary Glindon]] | [[Labour Party]]
 
*Vice-chair - [[Mary Glindon]] | [[Labour Party]]
 
*Vice-chair - [[David Burrowes]] - [[Conservative Party]]
 
*Vice-chair - [[David Burrowes]] - [[Conservative Party]]
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*Secretary - Lord [[Indarjit Singh]] of Wimbledon - CB <ref name='Register'/>
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*Secretary - Lord [[Indarjit Singh]] of Wimbledon - CB <ref name='March16'>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/160316/religious-education.htm Religious Education APPG Register Mar 16], ''www.parliament.uk'', accessed 26 April 2016</ref><ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/160428/religious-education.htm Religious Education APPG, Register 28 April 2016], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 11 May 2016</ref>
  
 
==Contact==
 
==Contact==
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:Fiona Bruce, the chair and registered contact for the group is the public enquiry point.  
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:'''Fiona Bruce''' is the contact person for the group.  
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:Address: House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.  
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:Telephone: 020 7219 7042.  
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:'''Address:''': House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.  
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:Email: fiona.bruce.mp@parliament.uk.
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:'''Telephone:''': 020 7219 7042.  
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:'''Email''': fiona.bruce.mp@parliament.uk.
  
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==Website==
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:'''Website''': None
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The APPGRE currently has no website in operation.
 
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
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[[Category: All-Party Parliamentary Group]] [[Category: Education]]
 
[[Category: All-Party Parliamentary Group]] [[Category: Education]]

Latest revision as of 11:19, 11 May 2016

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Religious Education is a cross-party group focusing on the provision of religious education in the UK.

Its purpose is to:

'provide a medium through which parliamentarians and organisations with an interest in religious education can discuss the current provision of religious education, press for continuous improvement, promote public understanding and advocate rigorous education for every young person is religious and non-religious world views.'[1]

Background

The first meeting of the All-Party Group on RE was held on 11 June 2012.

The group's purpose is to promote the highest possible standards of religious education (RE) for students, and to prevent good quality RE from being 'squeezed out' of the curriculum, according to John Keast (Chair of the Religious Education Council of England and Wales).

A recent YouGov study showed that 63 per cent of 18-24 year-olds considered religious education relevant and believed it should be taught in schools.

Fifty-three per cent of adults in both England and Wales also say it should remain compulsory and participation in lessons is beneficial to pupils. The APPGRE is designed to help maintain the high standards of religious education in the UK.[2]

People

Officers, September 2015 - April 2016

Contact

Fiona Bruce is the contact person for the group.
Address:: House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
Telephone:: 020 7219 7042.
Email: fiona.bruce.mp@parliament.uk.
Website: None

Notes

  1. ↑ 'APPG Register 29 September 2015', parliament.uk, accessed 10 November 2015
  2. ↑ Philip Davies 'All party parliamentary group on RE', Philip Davies MP for Shipley, accessed 11 November 2015
  3. ↑ Religious Education APPG Register Mar 16, www.parliament.uk, accessed 26 April 2016
  4. ↑ Religious Education APPG, Register 28 April 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 11 May 2016
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