The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority want Children to study atheism at school, which is good. Or, rather
The first shot in the debate will be fired with a controversial report to be published tomorrow calling for RE to be renamed religious, philosophical and moral education and children encouraged to debate such ethical issues as whether it is permissible to express racist views.
I would hope that, if religious schools are allowed to opt out of the parts of the curriculum they don't like, they will not be able to enter their pupils for an RE GCSE.
