Achieving Pluralism? A Critical Analysis of the Inclusion of Non-Religious Worldviews in RE Policy in England and Wales after R (Fox) v Secretary of State for Education

Autor/in	Wareham, Ruth J.
Titel	Achieving Pluralism? A Critical Analysis of the Inclusion of Non-Religious Worldviews in RE Policy in England and Wales after R (Fox) v Secretary of State for Education
Quelle	In: British Journal of Religious Education, 44 (2022) 4, S.455-471 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0141-6200
DOI	10.1080/01416200.2022.2027344
Schlagwörter	Cultural Pluralism; Court Litigation; Religious Education; Course Descriptions; World Views; Humanism; Religious Cultural Groups; Beliefs; Civil Rights; Educational Policy; Foreign Countries; Inclusion; Educational Legislation; Policy Analysis; Parent Attitudes; Secondary School Students; United Kingdom (England); United Kingdom (Wales) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kulturpluralismus; Rechtsstreit; Kirchliche Erziehung; Religionserziehung; Religionspädagogik; Kursstrukturplan; World view; Weltanschauung; Humanismus; Kirchliche Gruppe; Religionszugehörigkeit; Belief; Glaube; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Ausland; Inklusion; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Politikfeldanalyse; Elternverhalten; Sekundarschüler
Abstract	In 2015, the High Court ruled that the British Government had made 'a false and misleading statement of law' when it claimed a Religious Studies (RS) GCSE syllabus that excluded the systematic teaching of non-religious worldviews like humanism would meet the statutory requirements for teaching Religious Education (RE) at Key Stage 4. This was because the narrowly religious specification of the syllabus would permit RE teaching that constituted a failure in the state's duty to 'take care that information or knowledge included in the curriculum is conveyed in a pluralistic manner' and 'accord equal respect to different religious convictions, and to non-religious belief'. This duty, enshrined in international human rights law via Article 2 of Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights and given further effect in UK law by the Human Rights Act, has underpinned every case regarding RE to come before the European Court of Human Rights. However, to date, Fox v Secretary of State for Education is the only domestic case law to deal with the subject in England or Wales. This paper examines the legal implications of the Fox judgment, before turning to a critical policy analysis of its influence on RE policy in England and, more recently, Wales. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01