and girls. The same criteria are applied to all types of school, regardless of religious denomination. Religious education in schools 248. The Education Reform Act 1988 (ERA) re-enacted the requirement that all maintained schools in England and Wales must provide religious education (RE) and daily collective worship for all pupils registered at the school. Parents have the right to withdraw their children wholly or partly from any RE and/or worship provided. The nature of the RE and worship to be provided depends upon whether the school is denominational or non-denominational. It is sometimes possible for alternative kinds of RE and worship to be provided on school premises. Where parents desire their children to receive RE of a kind not provided at the school, children may be withdrawn from the school to receive such RE elsewhere. 249. The Act introduced new requirements in respect of the nature of the collective worship to be provided at non-denominational ("county") schools. From September 1989, worship at these schools must be "wholly or mainly of a broadly Christian character". But where this requirement seems inappropriate for all or some pupils at a school, a local standing advisory council on religious education has the power to lift it, and allow schools to provide alternative worship. 250. The Act also requires that any new locally agreed syllabus for RE, which governs the RE provided in most schools, must "reflect the fact that the religious traditions in Great Britain are in the main Christian, whilst taking account of the teaching and practices of the other principal religions represented in Great Britain". 251. The requirements in Scotland and Northern Ireland are broadly similar, wii e reflecting the different local circumstances. Religious education and collective worship must be provided for all pupils, except those withdrawn by their parents. In neither country are there any requirements on the 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the requirements for religious education and collective worship in schools in England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. It does not mention any specific economic, industrial, or environmental issues. The focus is on the education system and the provision of religious education and worship in schools.

**Category**
Education