For Parents
Every week we receive many requests for advice, information and support from parents on a range of issues. Here we aim to deal with a few of the most common issues raised with us by parents but if you do not find what you are looking for, please do contact us.
Some Questions Frequently Asked By Parents: responses to the most frequently asked questions concerning Religious Education, religious schools, prayers, and other topics.
Humanist families discuss family life: members of the BHA with families of their own answer a selection of the questions we often receive, showing a range of approaches to issues such as: “catching” religion;school worship and religious education; magic and fantasy; death and bereavement; introducing Humanism; marriage and relationships.
List of recommended resources for primary and secondary level children, and for teachers and students: books and other materials covering a wide range of issues and aimed at primary and secondary age school children. Also included is a section on background reading aimed at teachers and students.
Books for bereaved children: an article by Marilyn Mason, former BHA Education Officer, first published in the International Journal of Children’s Spirituality, December 2000.
Collective worship: the law and your rights.
BHA Education Policy – a summary: our policies on education, which we promote in our campaigns.
