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| Education secretary made 'error of law' on new religious studies GCSE – high court | Education secretary made 'error of law' on new religious studies GCSE – high court |
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| The education secretary made “an error of law” when she left “non-religious world views” out of the new religious studies GCSE, the high court has ruled. | The education secretary made “an error of law” when she left “non-religious world views” out of the new religious studies GCSE, the high court has ruled. |
| The ruling was a victory for three families, supported by the British Humanist Association, who claimed Nicky Morgan had taken a “skewed” approach and was failing to reflect in schools the pluralistic nature of the UK. | The ruling was a victory for three families, supported by the British Humanist Association, who claimed Nicky Morgan had taken a “skewed” approach and was failing to reflect in schools the pluralistic nature of the UK. |
| Allowing their application for judicial review, Mr Justice Warby, sitting in London, ruled there had been “a breach of the duty to take care that information or knowledge included in the curriculum is conveyed in a pluralistic manner”. | Allowing their application for judicial review, Mr Justice Warby, sitting in London, ruled there had been “a breach of the duty to take care that information or knowledge included in the curriculum is conveyed in a pluralistic manner”. |
| Changes to RS GCSE subject content were announced last February, leading to complaints over the priority given to religious views – in particular Buddhism, Christianity, Catholic Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism. | Changes to RS GCSE subject content were announced last February, leading to complaints over the priority given to religious views – in particular Buddhism, Christianity, Catholic Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism. |
| A Department for Education spokesman said: “Our new RS GCSE ensures pupils understand the diversity of religious beliefs in Great Britain through the study of more than one religion, an important part of our drive to tackle segregation and ensure pupils are properly prepared for life in modern Britain. | |
| “Today’s judgment does not challenge the content or structure of that new GCSE and the judge has been clear it is in no way unlawful. His decision will also not affect the current teaching of the RS GCSE in classrooms. | |
| “We will carefully consider the judgment before deciding on our next steps.” |