Issue - meetings

            The SACRE Advisor provided an update on the activities commissioned by the SACRE and SACRE Advisor to support schools in their provision of Religious Education and Collective Worship.  The SACRE noted that the production of schemes of work to support the teaching of the Agreed Syllabus had been completed and copies of the final supporting material would be provided to schools shortly.  The SACRE noted the training provided to teachers during this term to support the teaching of RE.  In addition, the SACRE Advisor advised on the progress of the pilot project operating, where SACRE representatives were going into volunteer schools to assist with the completion of an AERIAC (Association for RE Inspectors, Advisors and Consultants) toolkit.  This was proving very successful, assisting Schools to complete their self-evaluation, while providing the SACRE with broad information on the teaching of Religious Education in the borough.

            Resolved that - 1) The SACRE note that updated schemes of work would be completed and provided to schools by the end of term and thanked the SACRE Adviser and all the Teachers Groups who had prepared the material.

            2) The SACRE note the recent training received by primary and secondary teachers in religious education and collective worship.

            3) The SACRE note that the Pilot Project on Monitoring RE in Schools was progressing well, and was providing good support to schools, and information for the SACRE on the achievements in Religious Education across the Borough.