A report published by the University of Leicester, in which academics have carried out an evaluation of law and policy in this area, concludes that there is no clear reason behind the historical legal requirement.
The authors, who say that their paper is aimed at “stimulating fresh thinking”, discuss the implications of maintaining the status quo, reforming the duty or scrapping it altogether.
The vast majority of UK schools are required by law to organise acts of collective worship (in England, Northern Ireland, Wales) or religious observance (in Scotland).
For faith schools, the acts must be in line with the religion, and in non-religious schools the acts must be “broadly Christian” in nature.
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