EHRC - Religion and belief

Equality and Human Rights Commission

Our job is to promote equality and human rights, and to create a fairer Britain. We do this by providing advice and guidance, working to implement an effective legislative framework and raising awareness of your rights.

Religion and belief

Under the Human Rights Act, schools are required to respect the right of parents to ensure that education and teaching is in line with the parents’ own religious, moral and philosophical beliefs.

Find out more about what this means in practice.

Schools should also make sure that pupils are not discriminated against on the grounds of their own religion or belief.