Conscientious withdrawal from religious education in Scotland: anachronism or necessary right?

This paper considers the right of parental withdrawal from the statutory subject Religious Education (RE) in Scottish primary and secondary schools. The background, history and current legislative situation relating to this right are considered, as well as current discussions and debates about this...

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Published in:British journal of religious education
Main Author: Nixon, Graeme (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2018]
In: British journal of religious education
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Scotland / Religious instruction / Attendance exemption / Parental right
IxTheo Classification:AH Religious education
KBF British Isles
XA Law
Further subjects:B conscience clause
B withdrawal from RE
B Religious Education
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Summary:This paper considers the right of parental withdrawal from the statutory subject Religious Education (RE) in Scottish primary and secondary schools. The background, history and current legislative situation relating to this right are considered, as well as current discussions and debates about this issue. The intentions are to establish how often and for what reasons parents opt to withdraw their children, as well as to investigate how schools and local authorities respond to requests for withdrawal. This research is informed by a survey of primary and secondary schools within two local authorities in particular. It emerges that there are relatively few cases of withdrawal. A majority of participating schools argued for the abolition of this right.
ISSN:0141-6200
Contains:Enthalten in: British journal of religious education
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/01416200.2016.1161597