{"id":292,"date":"2019-10-21T14:02:32","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T14:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/tinto\/?page_id=292"},"modified":"2023-08-22T11:45:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T10:45:56","slug":"church","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/westerovertonps\/church\/","title":{"rendered":"Church Links"},"content":{"rendered":"

Religious Observance and Religious Education<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>The Education (Scotland) Act 1980 states that there is a statutory obligation on local authorities to provide religious observance and religious education in schools.\u00a0 Religious observance<\/u> focuses on the development of each individual within the school community.\u00a0 As a school we are required to provide religious observance at least 6 times in a school year, in addition to traditional celebrations central to the life of the community.\u00a0 At Wester Overton we plan to meet this requirement through our Assembly Programme.\u00a0 Religious and Moral Education<\/u> is a statutory core subject for all pupils attending Primary education.<\/p>\n

All parents <\/strong>have the right to ask for their child to be withdrawn from Religious observance and\/or Religious and Moral Education.\u00a0 If this is the case for your child(ren), please do not hesitate to get in touch.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In line with South Lanarkshire Council\u2019s guidance on Chaplaincy in non-denominational schools, I must also share the role of our Chaplain, Reverend Shaw Paterson, from Trinity Parish Church:<\/p>\n