All-Party Parliamentary
Group on Religious Education launch enquiry into Religious Literacy
Religious Literacy is an essential part of life in modern
Britain, facilitating effective community engagement and enriching public
dialogue.
The aim of the enquiry is to assess how Religious Literacy can
be improved though a range of means including, but not limited to, schools and
other formal and informal education settings such as workplace training
schemes, life-long learning, media and literature, sports and other leisure activities
and community forums.
Fiona Bruce MP, Chair of the All-Party Group, said:
“It is becoming increasingly clear to the All-Party Parliamentary
Group on Religious Education that improved Religious Literacy could make an
invaluable contribution to promoting understanding between individuals and
groups and cultivating positive community relations in Britain today.
We would particularly welcome constructive and practical
comments and ideas as to how Religious Literacy can be improved for the benefit
of everyone”
Notes for Editors:
The consultation will open on the 15th of March
2016 and end on the 12th of April 2016.
The APPG invites written submissions from individuals and
organisations on the following;
1. What you
understand ‘Religious Literacy’ to mean;
2. The ways
in which Religious Literacy enriches the lives of individuals and positively
affects their engagement with their local community, society and public life;
3. How
people learn to be religiously literate through school based education, out-of-school
activities, the local community, lifelong learning, media and literature,
workplace training schemes and other means;
4. How the
development of Religious Literacy in children could be improved within the
school context;
5. How the
development of Religious Literacy in adults could be improved in formalised
education settings such as universities, adult education and workplace training
schemes;
6. How the
development of Religious Literacy in people of all ages could be improved in
settings which are not be considered formal education, such as the local
community, out-of-school activities, sports teams, media and literature and
other means.
The APPG welcomes submissions to be made in a word document
of no more than 1,500 words. It would be helpful if topics are addressed
individually, but it is not necessary to consider every topic in your
submission. The enquiry will close on the 14th
of April 2016 and we request that submissions are sent to
penelope.hanton@parliament.uk
