Curriculum: religious education
All Church schools are expected to follow the Church of England Statement of Entitlement. On this page you will find the Statement of Entitlement, along with resources from the NSE and our partners relating to RE.
RE Statement of Entitlement
The Statement of Entitlement details the expectations for religious education in Church of England schools. It is designed to help stakeholders place RE at the heart of a flourishing school.
A new Statement of Entitlement for RE has been published in January 2026, which will be referred to for SIAMS inspection purposes from September 2026. Until that time, the 2019 Statement of Entitlement remains in place.
Big Questions in Classrooms project
We are proud to be working with Canterbury Christ Church University to develop the Big Questions in Classrooms project, funded by Templeton World Charity Foundation.
Christianity as a global faith
The NSE are working with dioceses nationally to enable the study of the complex and diverse lived reality of Christianity, looking specifically at expressions of global Christianity in the local community.
The Christianity as a Global World Faith project sits within the Racial Justice Unit of the Church of England:
The St Christopher’s Educational Trust
Read more about our partnership with the Trust.