Religious Education

Religious education at Green Lane offers pupils the opportunity to broaden their minds and flourish as citizens in a pluralistic and global community.

Green Lane is diverse and celebrates difference. At Green Lane we follow the Kingston SACRE syllabus in which content is progressive and knowledge and skills are carefully sequenced and embedded.

At Green Lane, we believe that Religious Education (RE) is a vital part of a broad and balanced curriculum. RE provides children with the opportunity to explore diverse beliefs, values, and cultures, helping them to develop a greater understanding of the world and the people within it.

We would encourage all children to engage with RE as it supports their spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development. However, we also respect parents' and carers' rights to withdraw their child from part or all of RE lessons.

If you wish to exercise this right, please email [email protected]  to discuss your request.

Important - limitations to withdrawal

• If pupils are withdrawn from RE, schools have a duty to supervise them, though not to provide additional teaching.  A pupil may be required to work in another area of the school, such as the library or break out area. 

• Whilst parents or carers have a right to withdraw children from RE, they should note that children may also encounter religions and beliefs and wider aspects of faith in other areas of the curriculum from which there is no right of withdrawal.

• On occasion, spontaneous questions about religious matters are raised by pupils or issues related to religion arise in other curriculum subjects such as history or citizenship (PSHE)  For example, schools promote community cohesion and help pupils to understand ideas about identity and diversity, feelings and emotions within both religious and non-religious contexts.