Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 98321

Schools: Collective Worship

Tabled: 8 December 2025

Answered: 6 January 2026

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of replacing the statutory requirement for daily Christian collective worship in schools without a religious character in England with non-confessional assem

Answer

Georgia Gould

The legislative framework for providing collective worship in England is different to that in Northern Ireland. However, the department is considering the implications of the Supreme Court judgement carefully. Schools in England already have flexibility t...

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