Agenda item
Discussion Item 2: SACRE Response to the Commission on Religious Education
Minutes:
Mr P Welch, Chaired the meeting on the discussion surrounding the response to the Commission on Religious Education.
From the discussion the following points were raised:-
· Percentage of schools that buy into the Agreed Syllabus endorses the quality of the document.
· SACRE members have a lot of expertise and are very representative.
· Meetings are always quorate and well attended with volunteers who care.
· SACRE models community cohesion for the area and focuses on education.
· The Local Authority supports teachers with training, CPD and through network meetings which SACRE supports.
· SACRE is open to include Academies.
· The barriers are recruitment and retention of RE teachers and the limitations to challenge academies.