Education (16 to 19 Academies) (Religious Character) Bill

Key Points

• Extends the option of a designated religious character to 16- to 19-year-old academies.
• Allows these academies to maintain a faith-based ethos as part of their identity.
• Includes provisions for connected purposes to support the designation.
• Applied specifically to 16- to 19-year-old academies, not all schools.
• Currently at the first reading stage in the House of Commons (Originating in the Commons).

Progress

The bill is at the very beginning of its journey, having just started with its first reading in the Commons; no further stages have taken place yet.