Curriculum guidance across the UK
Curriculum and Assessment
Curriculum and assessment are central to high-quality religion and worldviews education. While policy differs across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, many of the principles of excellent curriculum design are shared.
Choose your nation for relevant curriculum frameworks, subject guidance, research and professional learning, or begin with resources that apply across the UK.
Choose your nation
Select your nation to find guidance and resources tailored to your curriculum context. You may also find useful ideas and materials in the sections for the other UK nations.
Shared curriculum thinking
Across the UK
These resources support teachers, leaders, researchers and curriculum designers in all four nations.
Curriculum design
- Introduction to Curriculum — free e-learning
- Digging Deeper into Curriculum — free e-learning
Religious Education
England
Information for Religious Education in England, including national developments, curriculum frameworks, research and subject guidance.
Key resources
- National Content Standard e-learning
- Curriculum and Assessment Review Focus Week
- National Content Standard for RE
- Religion and Worldviews approach and toolkit for curriculum writers
- Researching religion and worldviews: Designing a sequential curriculum
- Assessing curriculum-related expectations at KS3: An Ormiston Academies project
- NATRE Curriculum Symposium
National curriculum developments
From the RE:ONLINE blog
Crefydd, Gwerthoedd a Moeseg (CGM)
Religion, Values and Ethics (RVE)
Cymru / Wales
Mae Crefydd, Gwerthoedd a Moeseg (CGM) yn rhan o Faes Dysgu a Phrofiad y Dyniaethau o fewn y Cwricwlwm i Gymru.
Religion, Values and Ethics forms part of the Humanities Area of Learning and Experience within the Curriculum for Wales.
Religious and Moral Education (RME)
Scotland
Resources for teachers working within Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence.
Religious Education
Northern Ireland
Curriculum resources, research and emerging developments in Religious Education in Northern Ireland.
Looking for more?
Explore the full RE:ONLINE blog for further curriculum thinking, classroom practice and research from across the UK.