Parents have the statutory right to withdraw their children from Religious Education (RE) lessons in schools. You can also request a withdrawal from lessons involving discussions on the topic of relationships and sex education (RSE). RE and RSE from part of our Social Moral Education (SME) lessons and are recognised by the school and trust as an essential part of the work we do to educate and develop students. We hope that parents will share this view and feel comfortable with the education provided to their children. However, we accept that it is the statutory right of a parent/carer to withdraw their child.
RSE withdrawal
The right of withdrawal applies only to the sexual education aspects of RSE. Parents/carers do not have the right to withdraw their child:
- from elements on human growth and reproduction (covered within the National Curriculum for science)
- from any wider parts of relationship and health education
- from the sexual education aspects of RSE after the point is reached where the child in question is within 3 school terms of their 16th birthday
How to make a request for an RE and/or RSE withdrawal?
The process for making a withdrawal request is to send this to the school at admin@durring.com, FAO the Curriculum Leader of SME.
As parents/carers, you are not obliged to give a reason for requesting the withdrawal. However, before exercising any right of withdrawal, we will contact you to discuss your concerns. Should a student be withdrawn from these learning activities, they will be supervised in a suitable place in school.