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.