When I was at primary school there was a lot of indoctrination with Bible stories and singing hymns. When I reflect upon my time there, this was quite indoctrinating; the stories were presented as if they were historical facts rather than tales with a moral behind them.

This trend continued when I left my first secondary school moved to another one, though this was partly due to the old-fashioned nature of said school.

Religious studies classes were non-optional for the first few years at my secondary schools, and I opted to take the subject up to GCSE level. It really should have covered alternative philosophies as well, instead of only educating about the histories and beliefs of the various religions out there, but I still feel it was a valuable learning experience.