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    A question of conscience in the RE classroom

    2026-03-03T05:20:00Z

    Writer Becky Hunter Kelm reflects on the first Northern Ireland primary teacher in a decade to withdraw from teaching Religious Education, using a conscience clause within the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986. She considers what the decision means for how RE is taught in today’s schools.