Curriculum (Core Syllabus for Religious Education) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

1996 No. 351

EDUCATION

Curriculum (Core Syllabus for Religious Education) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996

Made

29th July 1996

Coming into operation

1st September 1996

WHEREAS a draft of the core syllabus specified in the following Order complies with the requirements of Article 13(4) of the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989(1);

NOW THEREFORE the Department of Education, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 13(1) and (6) of the said Order, and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Curriculum (Core Syllabus for Religious Education) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 1st September 1996.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“the Document” means the document published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office entitled “Core Syllabus for Religious Education”(2).

Application

3.  The provisions of this Order shall apply in respect of pupils in the first, second, third and fourth key stages.

Specification of a core syllabus for religious education

4.  The contents of the Document are hereby specified as the core syllabus for the teaching of religious education in grant-aided schools.

5.  The contents printed in italics in the Document are for illustrative purposes only, and do not form part of the provisions which have effect by virtue of this Order.

Revocation

6.  The Curriculum (Core Syllabus for Religious Education) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1993(3) is hereby revoked.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Education on 29th July 1996.

L.S.

C. Jendoubi (Mrs.)

Assistant Secretary

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order, made under Article 13(1) and (6) of the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (“the 1989 Order”) specifies the core syllabus for the teaching of religious education in grant-aided schools. It revokes and replaces the Curriculum (Core Syllabus for Religious Education) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1993.

Article 13(6) of the 1989 Order allows for an Order under Article 13(1), instead of containing the provisions to be made, to refer to provisions in a Document published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office and to direct that these provisions shall have effect according to the Order.

This Order accordingly refers to “Core Syllabus for Religious Education” and provides for the programmes of study set out in it to apply to all pupils at all key stages from 1st September 1996.

This Order further provides that any contents printed in italics in the Document are for illustrative purposes only, and do not form part of the provisions which have effect by virtue of this Order.

This Order comes into operation on 1st September 1996.

Copies of the Document entitled “Core Syllabus for Religious Education” may be obtained from Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 16 Arthur Street, Belfast BT1 4GD.

(1)

S.I. 1989/2406 (N.I. 20)

(2)

ISBN 0 337 04243 8

(3)

S.R. 1993 No. 345