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Agenda item

SACRE Development Plan

To follow  

Minutes:

Stephen Pett ran through the SACRE Development Plan.

 

Section 1 Supporting and Monitoring Teaching & Learning in RE:

Supporting Improvement was in progress and going well.

 

Stephen Pett will report back on monitoring standards after the meetings. He advised that other means of monitoring RE were being utilised and although not all actions had been achieved further work will be undertaken.

 

Section 2 Monitoring and Review of the Worcestershire Agreed Syllabus:

Monitoring of the agreed syllabus was in place and a survey will be in place to complement the inspection findings. It was felt that an ideal starting place for the survey would be the conference as well as maximising social media.

 

Jatinderpal Loyal informed SACRE that he was currently carrying out surveys with the legal profession so agreed to look at what surveys are out there and feedback to Stephen Pett.

 

It was hoped that there would be positive outcomes to feedback at the next SACRE meeting in May.

 

Lindsay Thorne thanked Stephen Pett and Stephanie Boulter for all their hard work in this area. 

 

Section 3 Partnership Between SACRE, the Local Authority and Other Bodies:

Stephen Pett advised that links with local authority and Babcock were not always straightforward, although SACRE funding had been agreed for three years.

 

There had been no presentations from teachers but the presentation by the University students at the meeting was part of the programme.

 

Mr Lunn suggested it would be very useful to have an annual report to full Council from SACRE. Stephen Pett agreed to produce a draft report for the next SACRE meeting and would look to submit an agreed report to the July Council. 

 

Section 4 Collective Worship in County Schools:

Not discussed

 

Section 5 Monitoring the Contribution of SACRE to the Promotion of the SMSC:

Suggestions for venues for the May or October SACRE meetings were put forward and Stephanie Boulter agreed to contact Kate Brunt and ask if the Rivers Academy rooms in church and community schools could be used.

 

Lindsay Thorne agreed to send Deborah Dale a copy of the National Update for circulation to SACRE Members.

 

Jatinderpal Loyal invited SACRE members to the Sikh Temple of Birmingham. Jatinderpal agreed to talk to Tracy Lister to take further.

 

ACTIONS:

1.     Jatinderpal Loyal to look at what surveys are being used in other areas and feedback to Stephen Pett to assist with utilising other means of monitoring schools and complement the findings of inspections.

 

2.     Stephen Pett to produce a draft report to put to SACRE in May with a view to submit a full report on the workings of SACRE to Council in July.

 

3.     Stephanie Boulter to contact Kate Brunt to enquire if the SACRE meeting in either May or October could be held at Rivers Academy rooms in Church or community schools.

 

4.     Jatinderpal Loyal to speak to Tracy Lister about arranging a visit to the Temple by SACRE members.

 

5.     Lindsay Thorne to send Deborah Dale a copy of the National Update for circulation to SACRE members.

 

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