Schools have to teach RE but parents can withdraw their children for all or part of the lessons. Pupils can choose to withdraw themselves once they’re 18.

Local councils are responsible for deciding the RE syllabus, but faith schools and academies can set their own.

To discuss withdrawing your child from Religious Education lessons, please contact our Assistant Head Teacher with responsibility for curriculum. 

At Waterloo Primary School, we follow the Sefton Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education:

Coverage Overview

How you can help at home

To help with your child's understanding of Religious Education and it's place in the wider world, you can discuss with them the various religions they cover. Using the questions outlined on the over view above, holding conversations answering them with the perspectives from different religion will further deepen what they have learned in school. The religions covered in each year group are outlined below.

Early Years Foundation Stage

Aspects of Judaism, Hinduism and Christianity

Year 1/2

Christianity and Judaism

Year 3

Christianity, Judaism and Islam

Year 4 

Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Hinduism

Year 5 

Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Hinduism

Atheists and agnostics

Year 6

Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Hinduism

Atheists, agnostics and Humanists

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