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. Minutes of the meeting held on 11 February 2014, attached (Page 1).
3. Items Requiring Urgent Attention
Items which in the opinion of the Chairman should be considered at the meeting as matters of urgency.
4. SACRE Membership and Professional Support
To note the appointment of:
Mr Michael Watson from Newton Abbot to replace Mrs K Hughes as Baha i Representative (and Mrs Helena Hastie of Whimple as Substitute);
Mrs Nula Nation to replace Mr R Lawrence as Roman Catholic Representative;
Mr Ravi Nathwani to replace Dr J Saha as Hindu Community Representative.
Mr Pawson to report on professional support.
5. Update on SACRE Work
Mr Roberts to report on the following:
Agreed Syllabus Review
Monitoring Visits (Background paper to follow)
6. National Developments
Mr Pawson to report on the following:
Religious Education Council;
Religious Education Review;
Department for Education;
NASACRE;
NATRE;
GCSE and A Level Exam Reform.
7. Holocaust Memorial Day 2015 Planning: Theme - Keep the Memory Alive
Mr Pawson to report.
8. Educating Ourselves
Ms Khreisheh to give a presentation on Islam for Beginners.
9. SACRE and Safeguarding
Mr Pawson to lead a discussion on SACRE s responsibilities for safeguarding children and young people (a link to the Devon Local Safeguarding Children Board s Golden Rules for Safeguarding is attached):
10. SACRE Constitution - Payment to Schools for Supply Cover
Mr Pawson to report.
11. SW SACRE Conference, 20 March 2014 - Feedback
Mr Gooddy to report.
12. Dates of Future SACRE Meetings
(a) to consider changing the date of the next SACRE meeting from Wednesday 5 November 2014 to Tuesday 11 November 2014 (10.00am at County Hall);
(b) to consider fixing meetings for Tuesday 10 February and Wednesday 3 June 2015 (both 10.00am at County Hall).
PART II ITEMS WHICH MAY BE TAKEN IN THE ABSENCE OF PRESS AND PUBLIC ON THE GROUNDS THAT EXEMPT INFORMATION MAY BE DISCLOSED
Nil.
| Members are reminded that Part II Reports contain exempt information and should therefore be treated accordingly. They should not be disclosed or passed on to any other person(s).
Members are also reminded of the need to dispose of such reports carefully and are therefore invited to return them to the Democratic Services Officer at the conclusion of the meeting for disposal. |
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
Mr K Denby Devon Humanists Mrs N Nation Roman Catholic Church Mr R Halsey Jewish Community Rev S Mackay Baptist Church Miss M Hext Methodist Church Ms M McCorry Buddhist Community Mr M Watson Baha i Community Mr R Nathwani Hindu Community Mr I Jamison Pagan Federation Mr Chaz Singh Sikh Community Ms R Khreisheh Muslim Community C Walmsley Quakers, Religious Society of Mr B Lane United Reformed Friends Church
Group B: The Church of England
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 Mr M Dearden University College of St Mark and St John Group C: Teachers Associations
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
Councillor E Barisic Councillor C Channon Councillor P Colthorpe Councillor A Hannan Councillor M Squires Councillor R Younger-Ross Co-opted Members
Ms P Fletcher Mr J Roberts Mrs T Griffiths Mrs S Spence Mr J Marshall 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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