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. The assessment framework found within Insight supports outcomes in Dare To Ask®. The enquiry-led approach to learning set out in Dare to Ask®