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Parental right to withdraw children from RE

At John Port Spencer Academy, Religious Education is covered in the PRE curriculum in Years 7 to 9 and the Personal Development Curriculum in years 10 to 13. The right of parents to withdraw their children from religious education (RE) lessons is set out in section 71(1) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.

A parent of a student at an academy can request that their child is wholly or partly excused from receiving RE given in the school in accordance with the school’s basic curriculum.

If students are withdrawn from RE, schools have a duty to supervise them, though not to provide additional teaching or to incur extra cost. Parents are not permitted to supervise their child during these lessons.

The rules that apply to withdrawing students from RE lessons do not apply to other lessons that look at religion. Therefore, a student cannot be withdrawn from any National Curriculum subject, even if they teach about religion, other than RE or some aspects of sex and relationship education (RSE).

If you think you would like to discuss withdrawing your child from RE lessons, please contact the school at info@johnportspencer.org.uk for the attention of the Principal.

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