RE is taught using the Doncaster Agreed Syllabus which is Believing and Belonging.  The Education Reform Act (1988) requires that RE should be taught to all pupils in full-time education. At Estfeld School, RE will be taught in accordance with the agreed Syllabus through Discovery RE. The school believes that RE is both a subject discipline in its own right and has links with other subject areas, cross-curricular themes, dimensions and skills. RE will reflect the fact that the religious traditions in Great Britain are in the main Christian, while taking into account the teaching and practices of other principle religions represented in Great Britain. RE must not be designed to convert pupils or urge a particular religion or religious belief on pupils. Rather, we hope that through the teaching of RE, children will develop spiritually, morally, socially and culturally.

Parents of children may request that their child be withdrawn from RE. In the case of withdrawal, suitable supervision and activities will be arranged. Staff may also withdraw from teaching RE upon request to the Headteacher.