A campaign for secular education
Religious school ethos prevents objective Relationships and Sexuality Education
On Monday Atheist Ireland attended a webinar by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment about developments in Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) at primary level and Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE at second level). The NCCA is currently updating these courses. The Minister for Education Norma Foley and ...
Many schools are telling parents that curriculum Religious Education is not Religious Instruction and therefore the right to not attend does not arise. The Department of Education claims that Religious Instruction is 'instruction in the rites of one particular religion.' This argument has no legal basis. It is just a ...
Atheist Ireland has written to the Minister for Education and the Comptroller and Auditor General about the misuse of public funds for in-service training of religion teachers in conjunction with Roman Catholic Diocesan Advisers. This is the letter that we have sent to the Minister. We also attach a letter ...
Back to school and back to €9.8 million for faith formation in ETB schools and colleges. That's how much the Department of Education spends per year on 156 Chaplains in ETB schools, which are supposed to be the alternative to denominational schools. This €9.8 million is paid to help Catholic and ...
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