This bill removes the requirement for non-religious state schools in England to hold collective worship, replacing it with secular assemblies focused on spiritual, moral, social and cultural education.
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: Lords
Stage: 2nd reading
Sponsored by: Baroness Burt of Solihull
Introduced: 2024-09-12