Withdrawing your child from RE lessons

Parents and Carers have a right to withdraw their child, wholly or partly from: 

  • Receiving religious education (RE) given in the school in accordance with the school's basic curriculum. 

  • Attendance at religious worship in the school 

As set out in section 71(1) of the https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/31/section/71

If you would like to withdraw your child from RE please organise a meeting with the Headteacher so that this can be discussed. 

Where a child is removed from RE at their parent's request the school has a duty to supervise the pupils but not to: 

  1. Provide additional teaching of RE 

  2. Incur additional costs