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 Chair and Vice-Chair and Group Spokespersons
3. Minutes of the meeting held on 3 June 2015, attached (Page 1).
4. Items Requiring Urgent Attention
Items which in the opinion of the Chair should be considered at the meeting as matters of urgency.
5. Devon SACRE Membership
(a) Mr Pawson to report;
(b) To welcome Mrs Karen Chape from Kilmington near Axminster, the new Baptist Representative.
6. Annual Report 2014/15
To note that consideration of the Annual Report has been deferred until the next meeting as currently no exam data is available.
7. Devon SACRE Development Plan 2015 - 17
To consider the draft Development Plan, attached (Page 6).
Mr Pawson to report.
8. Interfaith Focus: Faith and Belief Training, Interfaith Conference
Mr Roberts to report.
9. Learn/Teach/Lead Religious Education (LTLRE)
(a) Devon SACRE Support
Mr Pawson to report on: support for training leaders and running the Annual Conference; Conference report (October 2015); hubs; representative on SACRE.
(b) Assessment Project
Mrs Wilson to report.
10. Working Groups: Assessment (Agreed Syllabus); Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development (SMSC); British Values
Mr Roberts to report.
SMSC Guidance attached (Page 13).
11. Correspondence with Ofsted on Inspection of School Provision for Religious Education and Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development (SMSC)
Mr Pawson to report.
12. School Monitoring Visits
Mr Pawson to report.
13. Educating Ourselves (Mrs Wilson)
14. National Developments
Mr Pawson to report on:
Religious Education Council (REC);
Teacher recruitment;
PR Group;
All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG);
National Association of Teachers of Religious Education (NATRE);
new examination specifications;
Clarke/Woodhead report.
15. Holocaust Memorial Day 2016 Planning
Mr Pawson to report.
16. Dates of Future SACRE Meetings
To note that meetings have been arranged as follows:
Wednesday 10 February 2016
Tuesday 7 June 2016
Wednesday 2 November 2016
(all 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.
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MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN THE ATTENDANCE REGISTER
| Membership |
| Members are reminded that Substitutes are permitted
Group A: Christian and Other Religion and Belief Communities, with the Exception of the Church of England
Mrs K Chape Baptist Church Mr K Denby Devon Humanists Mr R Halsey Jewish Community Miss M Hext (Chairman) Methodist Church Mr I Jamison Pagan Community Ms R Khreisheh Islamic Community Mr B Lane United Reformed Church Rev Master M McCorry Buddhist Community Mr R Nathwani Hindu Community Mrs N Nation Roman Catholic Church Mr Chaz Singh Sikh Community C Walmsley Quakers, Religious Society of Friends Mr M Watson Baha i Community
Group B: The Church of England
Mr M Dearden Diocesan Board of Education 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 Group C: Teachers Associations
Ms L Clay Mr J Gooddy Mrs W Harrison Mrs S Shute Dr K Walshe Mrs G Winnall 3 Vacancies Group D: Devon County Council
Councillor J Berry Councillor C Channon Councillor P Colthorpe Councillor A Hannan Councillor M Squires Councillor R Younger-Ross Co-opted Members
Ms P Fletcher Mrs T Griffiths Mr G Langtree Mr J Marshall Mr J Roberts Mrs S Spence |
| 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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