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Religion: Education

Volume 496: debated on Wednesday 15 July 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how the £1 million spent by his Department on strengthening the teaching of (a) religious education and (b) identity and diversity has been allocated. (286118)

The £1 million announced in January 2008 was to be spent specifically on the Religious Education Action Plan and not on the identity and diversity strand which falls within Citizenship Education. The money has been allocated as follows:

Item

2008-11 (£)

1. RE Partnership support

120,000

2. Updating and disseminating the existing guidance on RE

60,000

3. National programme of recruitment and training for local Standing Advisory Councils on RE

100,000

4. Support to National Association of Teachers of RE

240,000

5. Continuing Professional Development Handbook for RE

100,000

6. Review of materials used in schools to teach world religions and their contribution to community cohesion

300,000

7. DCSF/REC Adviser

40,000

Total

960,000