The Christian religious education taught in schools in Northern Ireland is unlawful, the UK Supreme Court rules. bbc.in/4oRuBPE

This judgment is a historic win for the rights of children in Northern Ireland. The Supreme Court has concluded that the RE syllabus is 'indoctrination' and the right to withdraw from RE and mandatory collective worship is insufficient to deal with this humanists.uk/2025/11/19/sup…

'A new curriculum needs to be written. Currently, it's written by the four largest denominational churches... It has to be written by education professionals and include humanist content.' Northern Ireland Humanists Coordinator Boyd Sleator featured on BBC Newsline. Boyd appears at 1:33 👏

'This is what we've been working for since we set up shop 10 years ago.' Our Coordinator Boyd Sleator on the BBC. The ruling means the RE curriculum will need to re-written, ideally by education professionals and not only by the 4 largest churches. soundcloud.com/humanistsuk/su…

Education in Northern Ireland: ✝️ RE written by 4 largest churches ✝️ Collective worship and Christian ethos in all schools ✝️Church representatives on Boards of Governors 'This in its totality amounts to indoctrination' Our Northern Ireland Coordinator Boyd

• RE is written by the 4 main churches • That content literally starts with 'THE REVELATION OF GOD' • Christianity is taught as fact. • ALL NI schools are Christian schools Listen to Northern Ireland Humanists Boyd Sleator on BBC Radio Ulster 👇 soundcloud.com/humanistsuk/ho…

When it comes to religion, pupils deserve an objective, pluralistic, and objective education. It's not about removing Christianity from a new curriculum, it's about not indoctrinating children through religious instruction in that curriculum. soundcloud.com/humanistsuk/th…

Children deserve an education that respects their freedom of religion or belief, that teaches the beliefs of others, and helps them explore their own. This should be true for religions and humanism. They should not have a system that evangelises to them. soundcloud.com/humanistsuk/ni…

'Foundation Stage, Learning Objective 1: The Revelation of God.' That’s what Northern Ireland’s RE curriculum starts with. Here’s our breakdown of what’s in it, and why – after the Supreme Court ruling – it urgently needs to become plural, objective, and inclusive.

The public in Northern Ireland wants inclusive, balanced education about religions and humanism, not a system designed to deepen Christian faith. Promoting tolerance and nurturing understanding starts in school, and good RE does this. humanists.uk/2025/12/11/new…