Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 52388

Teachers: Religion

Tabled: 14 May 2025

Answered: 21 May 2025

Named Day

Question

Kirith Entwistle

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of religious education teacher trainees held degrees in subjects other than religious education in the 2024-25 academic year; and if she will make an assessment of the potential imp

Answer

Catherine McKinnell

Religious education (RE) is not a degree subject recognised by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). The closest subject in HESA’s Common Aggregation Hierarchy is theology and religious studies. In 2024/25, there were 444 new entrants to RE initi...

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