Schools - religious observance and religious education: consultation analysis

Independent analysis of responses to the Scottish Government consultation on proposals to amend the legislation on religious observance (RO) and religious and moral education (RME) in schools to support alignment with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.


Appendix C: Reference to additional materials

The consultation responses referred to the following additional materials as part of their submission (in relation to Question 6).

AHRC Research Network. 2015. Collective Worship and Religious Observance in Schools: An Evaluation of Law and Policy in the UK.

Children and Young People’s Commissioner. 2017. Consultation response: Guidance on religious observance.

Children and Young People’s Commissioner. UNCRC Article 5.

Children and Young People’s Commissioner. UNCRC Simplified Articles – Article 5.

Council of Europe. 2020. European Convention on Human Rights As amended by Protocols Nos. 11, 14 and 15 Supplemented by Protocols Nos. 1, 4, 6, 7, 12, 13 and 16.

European Court of Human Rights. 2007. Folgerø and Others v. Norway.

European Court of Human Rights. 2024. Guide on the case-law of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Lundy, L. 2007. ‘Voice’ is not enough: conceptualising Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Matemba, Y.H. 2023. Policy Briefing: Decolonising Religious and Moral Education in Scottish Non-Denominational Schools, Edinburgh: Education Analytical Services, Scottish Government.

McGill, R. 2024. What is justice for the LGBTQ+ person in the Catholic school in Scotland? A Capabilities approach.

The Scottish Parliament. 2013. Public Petition PE01487.

University of Glasgow. 2021. Holyrood Faith Debates.

World Vision. 2002. Protecting Children: A Biblical Perspective on Child Rights.

United Nations. 2023. UN Committee on the Rights of the Child: Concluding observations on the combined sixth and seventh periodic reports of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

United Nations. 2004. UN Committee on the Rights of the Child: General measures of implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (arts. 4, 42 and 44, para. 6).

Contact

Email: ROandRME@gov.scot

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