RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND ASSEMBLIES

·        Highgate Primary School has a wide range of pupils from many different religions and culture.

·        R.E. is taught throughout the school to promote a deeper understanding of those religions and cultures.

·        R.E. lessons are only concerned with teaching the facts about religion.  There is no attempt to influence the children’s beliefs.

·        Members of different religious groups come into school, and the children visit religious places of all kinds to extend their knowledge and factual understanding.

·        There are regular assemblies where all the children come together.

·        The Government instructs us to make assemblies broadly Christian in content, but we ensure that all our religious groups are considered in the different daily gatherings.

·        While parents have an entitlement to withdraw their child, we would hope that you would not wish to exclude your child from either R.E. lessons or assemblies in recognition of their value.  But if so, please contact the school to make the necessary arrangements.