Education Act 1996

306 Changes in religious character of schools. E+W

(1) Where, in the case of a school in relation to which section 304(2) to (4) for the time being applies, proposals that the required provision for religious education should be provision for religious education in accordance with the tenets of a particular religion or religious denomination are approved under section 261—

(a) section 305(2) and (3) shall apply in relation to the school from the time at which the proposals fall to be implemented, and

(b) subject to subsection (2), section 304(2) to (4) shall cease to apply in relation to the school from that time.

(2) Without prejudice to section 305(2) and (3), section 304(2) to (4) shall continue to apply in relation to any teacher who was employed at the school immediately before the proposals referred to in subsection (1) above fell to be implemented until he ceases to be employed as a teacher at the school.

(3) Where, in the case of any grant-maintained school, proposals that the required provision for religious education should be provision for religious education otherwise than in accordance with the tenets of a particular religion or religious denomination are approved under section 261—

(a) section 304(2) to (4) shall apply in relation to the school from the time at which the proposals fall to be implemented, and

(b) section 305(2) and (3) shall cease to apply in relation to the school from that time.

(4) In this section “the required provision for religious education”, in relation to a school, means the provision for religious education for pupils at the school which is required by section 352(1)(a) to be included in the school’s basic curriculum.