Religious education remains compulsory for all state funded schools, including academies and free schools, at all key stages, and it is part of schools\u2019 activity to meet their legal duty to promote young people\u2019s spiritual, moral and cultural development.<\/p>
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Where the Department is made aware that schools are not fulfilling their legal duties, it will investigate. If an individual is concerned that a school is not meeting its duty to provide religious education, they should follow that school\u2019s complaint procedure in the first instance. If the complaint is not resolved, then the issue can be escalated to the Department\u2019s School Complaints Unit for maintained schools, or the Education and Skills Funding Agency for academies, free schools, university technical colleges or studio schools. Information about complaint procedures for schools can be found at www.gov.uk/complain-about-school<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p> The Secretary of State for Education has a range of powers to ensure schools comply with their statutory obligations. The exact powers used will depend on the nature of the statutory duty in question and the potential impact of any failure to comply. The powers used could include a direction under 497 of the Education Act 1996, a performance and standards warning notice under the Education and Inspections Act 2006 and a referral to Ofsted for an inspection. Where academies are subject to the same statutory duties as maintained schools, the Secretary of State for Education has powers to enforce compliance via the terms of the funding agreement.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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