Take religious education seriously – Ofsted tells the teachers

A report by Ofsted, the schools inspectorate, has found that a third of primary school children had an ‘inadequate’ understanding of Christianity.
Inspectors, who visited 185 secondary schools and more than 30 primary schools, said teachers were fearful of ‘saying the wrong thing’ in classes.

Michael Cladingbowl, Ofsted schools director, said: ‘Inspectors found that very few children were being taught in school to get to grips with religion. They had little understanding of why religion is important or of how different religions could help them make sense of their own lives.’
 

Read more: Ofsted.gov.uk