This bill removes the requirement for non-religious state schools in England to hold daily Christian collective worship, replacing it with secular assemblies focused on spiritual, moral, social and cultural education. Faith schools retain existing worship requirements.
A Bill to amend the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 to make provision regarding assemblies at state schools without a designated religious character in England; to repeal the requirement for those schools to hold collective worship; and for connected purposes
Status: In Progress
Current House: Commons
Stage: 2nd reading
Sponsored by: Baroness Burt of Solihull, Crispin Blunt
Introduced: 2021-05-27