Part II New framework for maintained schools

Chapter V Staffing and conduct of schools

Religious opinions etc. of staff

C159 Staff at community, secular foundation or voluntary, or special school.

1

This section applies to—

a

a community school or a community or foundation special school, or

b

a foundation or voluntary school which does not have a religious character.

C2C32

No person shall be disqualified by reason of his religious opinions, or of his attending or omitting to attend religious worship—

a

from being a teacher at the school, or

b

from being employed F1or engaged for the purposes of the school otherwise than as a teacher.

C2C33

No teacher at the school shall be required to give religious education F2(in the case of a school in England) or to provide teaching and learning in Religion, Values and Ethics (in the case of a school in Wales).

C2C34

No teacher at the school shall receive any less remuneration or be deprived of, or disqualified for, any promotion or other advantage—

a

by reason of the fact that he does or does not give religious education F3or (as the case may be) provide teaching and learning in Religion, Values and Ethics, or

b

by reason of his religious opinions or of his attending or omitting to attend religious worship.