34 Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE)
The annual SACRE (Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education) report is to hold the Local Authority (LA) to account, by informing the Secretary of State and key partners what advice SACRE gave the LA (Local Authority) during the year and how that was responded to; this includes advice on Religious Education and Collective Worship in those schools for which the LA has responsibility.
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Minutes:
The Head of School Effectiveness introduced the Standing Advisory Council on Religious education (SACRE) Annual Report 2021/22 and provided some background information of the work of SACRE.
The Committee noted the following background information about SACRE:
· Group A: Christian denominations, other religions, religious denominations and non-religious world view
· Group B: Church of England
· Group C: Teacher and school representatives
· Group D: The Local Authority
· SACRE officers
· Co-opted members
The Committee noted that the Annual report is shared with key partners and the Secretary of State, and their annual conference is held on 3 February 2023. Details of attendee numbers would be circulated to the Committee after the meeting.
The report indicated that Bristol Diocese charged £10,300 for the role of the SACRE Advisory to help deliver the SACRE curriculum for Wiltshire Schools, and this is considered to be good value for money when compared to other local authorities. The Committee noted that the Wire Award, which recognises excellence in Religious Education, is being encouraged through regular headteachers meetings.
The Chairman thanked officers for their report.
Resolved:
That the next annual report from SACRE be presented to the Standing Task Group to enable development of the cover report to ensure a “standalone” report.