Dare to Ask ®
Dare to Ask® is an enquiry-led framework for RE which will be available to schools and Multi-Academy Trusts from September 2026. It is not a scheme of work and does not replace existing syllabuses or faith-based curricula. Rather, it supports teachers in shaping thoughtful, enquiring RE within the context of their school or Trust. It does this by providing a structured approach to philosophical enquiry through carefully framed questions, and content inputs that support depth, accuracy, and reflection. Teachers retain responsibility for lesson-level planning and classroom activity. Dare to Ask® focuses on the way pupils think, question, reflect, and engage with religion and worldviews.
What Dare to Ask® provides
• A coherent enquiry structure that supports the development of thinking over time.
• Carefully framed key questions that explore meaning, belief, and values.
• Guidance on how thinking and spiritual dispositions develop across the primary years.
• Content inputs designed to support enquiry, depth, and accuracy.
What teachers design
• Lesson-level planning.
• Selection and adaptation of content appropriate to their context.
• Classroom activities that relate to their pupils.
What the Dare to Ask™ resource includes
• A detailed teacher handbook outlining key aspects of enquiry-led RE, thinking progression, inclusion and assessment.
• A range of enquiry questions based on key philosophical and theological concepts.
• Video-based professional learning materials.
• Guidance and support for subject leaders.
• Pupil-facing resources to support questioning, thinking, dialogue, and reflection.
• Carefully designed religions and worldview content input to support learning.
The above projects are linked and both based on the same four key concepts.. The assessment framework found within Insight supports outcomes in Dare To Ask®.