Thursday 14 November 2013
A meeting of the Standing Advisory Council For Religious Education (SACRE) will be held on the above date at 10.00am at County Hall, Exeter to consider the following matters.
P NORREY
Chief Executive
AGENDA
PART I OPEN COMMITTEE
1. Apologies for Absence
2. Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman and Group Spokespersons
3. Minutes of the meeting held on 5 June 2013, attached (Page 1).
4. Items Requiring Urgent Attention
Items which in the opinion of the Chairman should be considered at the meeting as matters of urgency.
5. Devon SACRE Membership
(a) to note the resignation of Mr J Marshall as Buddhist Community representative and his replacement by Myfynwy;
(b) to note the vacancy for a Church of England representative following Mrs T Griffiths resignation as Marjon representative;
(c) to consider appointing Mr J Marshall and Mr J Roberts, RE Adviser, as co-opted members of SACRE.
6. Update on SACRE Work
(a) Agreed Syllabus Review: Mr Roberts to report. The next meeting of the Steering Group will be held on Wednesday 27 November 2013 (2.00pm) at St Cuthbert s Conference Centre, Buckfast Abbey.
(b) Working Groups: Mr Pawson to report.
(c) SACRE Annual Report 2012/13: to note that the Annual Report will be submitted to the February 2014 SACRE.
7. National Developments
Mr Pawson to report on the following:
Religious Education Council/Religious Education Review
http://religiouseducationcouncil.org.uk/educators/news/2013-10-25/re-review-report
Ofsted Report
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/religious-education-realising-potential
NASACRE
NATRE
8. Summer 2013 Examination Results
Mr Pawson to report.
9. Holocaust Memorial Day 2014 Planning
Mr Pawson to report (draft programme attached - Page 5).
10. Learn, Teach, Lead Project Update
Mrs L Rudge, Project Leader, to report.
11. SW SACRE Conference 2014
To note that this conference will be held at Dillington House, Ilminster, Somerset on Thursday 20 March 2014 (draft programme attached - Page 9).
12. Future Meetings
(a) to note that the next SACRE meeting is due to be held on Tuesday 11 February 2014 (10.00am) and consider holding the meeting and the afternoon training session at St Cuthbert s Conference Centre, Buckfast Abbey;
(b) to consider fixing meetings for Tuesday 3 June 2014 and Wednesday 5 November 2014 (both 10.00am).
PART II ITEMS WHICH MAY BE TAKEN IN THE ABSENCE OF PRESS AND PUBLIC ON THE GROUNDS THAT EXEMPT INFORMATION MAY BE DISCLOSED
Nil.
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MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN THE ATTENDANCE REGISTER
| Membership |
| Members are reminded that temporary substitutes are permitted
Group A: Christian and Other Religious Denominations, not including Church of England
Appointment for Four Years ending on 30 April 2014 Mr K Denby Devon Humanists Mr R Lawrence Roman Catholic Church Mr R Halsey Jewish Community Rev S Mackay Baptist Church Miss M Hext Methodist Church Myfynwy Buddhist Community Ms K Hughes Bah ai Community Dr J Saha Hindu Community Mr I Jamison Pagan Federation Mr Chaz Singh Sikh Community Ms R Khreisheh Muslim Community Ms C Walmsley Quakers, Religious Society of Mr B Lane United Reformed Friends Church
Group B: The Church of England
Appointment for Four Years ending on 30 April 2017 Ms P Hammett Diocesan Board of Education Mrs C Hulbert Diocesan Board of Education Mr E Pawson Diocesan Board of Education Mrs T Pritchard Diocesan Board of Education Mrs T Wilson Diocesan Board of Education Vacancy University College of St Mark and St John Group C: Teachers Associations
Appointment for Four Years ending on 30 April 2014 Ms L Clay NASUWT Rev C Edmonds UCU Mr J Gooddy ATL Mrs W Harrison NUT Mr N Swait DAPH Mrs G Winnall NATRE Primary Mrs S Shute NATRE Secondary Dr K Walshe Exeter University Group D: The Local Authority
Appointment for Four Years ending on 30 April 2017
Councillor E Barisic Councillor C Channon Councillor P Colthorpe Councillor A Hannan Councillor M Squires Councillor R Younger-Ross Co-opted Members
Appointment for Two Years ending on 30 April 2016
Ms P Fletcher Mrs T Griffiths Mrs S Spence Mrs B Wintersgill |
| Declaration of Interests |
| Members are reminded that they must declare any interest they may have in any item to be considered at this meeting, prior to any discussion taking place on that item. |
| Access to Information |
| Any person wishing to inspect any Reports or Background Papers relating to any item on this agenda should contact Peter Stiles on 01392 382289. Agendas, Reports and Minutes of SACRE are published on the Council s Website at: http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/councildemocracy/decision_making/cma/index_sac.htm |
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