In order to make the most of the syllabus it is essential that those teaching the subject understand how it is structured around six areas of enquiry, and how to ensure that there is good coverage of skills, attitudes and of religious and non-religious worldviews.

This will be added in October 2026.

This checklist includes legal requirements for religious education in different types of school and academy. There are also facts about parents’ right to withdraw their children from RE, and content for subject leaders, governors and headteachers about the provision and quality of RE and how to ensure that RE is a subject for ALL pupils.

This guidance covers how to arrange the study units for your school curriculum: including splitting the units up so that they are revisited over a key stage, and how to employ different methods in teaching. There is particular guidance for each key stage, for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and on where to find resources for teaching about non-religious worldviews.

Also included here is the Religious Education Council of England and Wales’ Code of Practice for RE teachers, and a Code of Conduct for RE visits and visitors.

For Governors, there is advice on how to hold productive conversations about RE and collective worship and what their responsibilities are, and for RE Subject Leaders there is a guide for self-evaluation of RE provision and quality.