ducation Reform Act that emphasises the importance of Religious Education rather than Instruction. This was restated in the 1996 Education Act and highlights the requirement to go beyond learning facts about religions and into more productive development of children's understanding and awareness about their world.
             The Education Reform Act 1988 sets out as the central aim for the school curriculum that it should promote the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils and of society, and prepare pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life. (DfEE, 1994, Page 9)
             The purpose of Religious Education is to provide children with an understanding of the main World Faiths, in accordance with other religiously associated attributions such as spirituality, to be integrated into their everyday lives. The application of the required one hour per week of Religious Education should provide individuals with a broad range of experiences which allow them to develop their understanding of themselves and the world in which they live. The status of Religious Education has been confirmed as remaining unaffected by the Nation
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