Under the present Education Act, Religious Instruction became for the first time a compulsory subject in State schools. The terms of the Act and the teaching of R.I. have been vigorously criticised by Cabinet Ministers, teachers, and church-men.
Kenneth Harris of The Observer conducts an enquiry with Sir Edward Boyle, MP.
Minister of Education and Sir Richard Acland, Former M.P., schoolmaster, and author of the recent book We Teach Them Wrong.