According to the draft RSE guidance, parents will have the right to withdraw their child from some, or all, sex education lessons delivered as part of statutory RSE, up to and until three terms before the child turns 16. After this point, the child can request to receive sex education rather than be withdrawn.
Parents will not be able to withdraw their child from relationships education or health education.
When dealing with a parental request for withdrawal, the draft guidance recommends that the Head Teacher discusses the request with the parent (and, if appropriate, with the child) to clarify the request, discuss the nature of the curriculum, and talk about the impact withdrawal from the lessons may have.