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At our school, parents have the right to request that their child be withdrawn from some or all of the sex education provided as part of the statutory Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) curriculum. If you are considering exercising this right, we encourage you to contact us for a discussion to ensure that both your wishes, and where appropriate, your child's, are fully understood. This will also give us the opportunity to clarify the nature and purpose of the RSE curriculum.
Once these discussions have taken place, and except in exceptional circumstances, the school will respect the parents’ request to withdraw the child from sex education, up until three terms before the child turns 16. After this point, if the child wishes to receive sex education rather than be withdrawn, the school will arrange for the child to receive sex education during one of those terms.
This process also applies to pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). However, there may be exceptional circumstances where the Principal will need to consider the specific needs of the pupil arising from their SEND when making this decision.
Please note, there is no right to withdraw from Relationships Education or Health Education. These subjects are part of the statutory curriculum and are essential to students’ overall wellbeing and development.
