RE

Parental right of withdrawal from RE

This right of withdrawal was first granted in 1944 when curricular RE was called ‘Religious Instruction’ and carried with it

connotations of induction into the Christian faith. RE is very different now – open, broad, exploring a range of religious and

non-religious worldviews, never coercive. However, in the UK, parents still have the right to withdraw their children from RE

on the grounds that they wish to provide their own RE (School Standards and Framework Act 1998 S71 (3)). 

At King Charles Primary Primary, RE is inclusive. We hope that every child can participate in our RE curriculum in order for them to have a broad and balanced understanding of the subject. 

We ask that parents considering withdrawal, contact the Head Teacher to arrange a discussion regarding our aims and also the value of RE as a curriculum subject. 

SEND

Throughout our school, we ensure that all children are given the opportunity to explore religious and non-religious world views and other cultures within the local area, the British Isles and that of the wider world. Lessons are planned to provide rich and meaningful activities that allow all children access to the learning. The structure of all lessons enables teachers to chunk learning allowing children to attempt tasks before applying learning. Adaptations are provided to support SEND pupils where necessary and opportunities to keep up in learning are provided where needed. Scaffolded sheets are used to support SEND pupils and teaching assistants provide support for children with EHCPs. Teachers liaise with the SEND team for additional support and guidance where required. In addition, we ensure that we vary our teaching styles to suit the children in the class through visual aids, hands on learning, auditory clips as well as discussion and simplification of language where needed. Within the subject, we have a wide range of religious artefacts linked to all of the topics that we study, which enable the children to have a ‘hands on’ approach. Children have the opportunity to engage with art, music, dance and drama. Using these forms of expression are found to be very effective with children with special needs.