SACREs (Standing Advisory Councils on
Religious Education) are responsible in law for advising local
education authorities on RE and collective worship. There are over one hundred SACREs in England and
Wales. Each SACRE is composed of four
representative groups (or three in Wales): Christian and other
religious denominations, the Church of England (except in Wales),
teachers' associations and elected councillors.
Each SACRE is required to publish an Annual
Report that is sent to QCA (Qualifications and Curriculum
Authority). Each year QCA publishes a
report that provides an overall analysis of the work of SACREs
during the previous year.