Humanist group aids lesson plans for primary schools

Children from rising numbers of non-religious families should have their upbringing better reflected in primary schools that use new teaching resources, says multi-denominational body Educate Together.

It has worked with the Humanist Association of Ireland (HAI) on a series of lesson plans to teach pupils about non-religious systems.

The latest release of Census 2016 data last month showed that the numbers identifying themselves as non-religious grew by almost 75% to 468,400 since 2011, representing around one in 10 of the entire population.