Minutes for Lancashire Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE) meeting, Sep 26 2011, 10.00AM official page

Confirmation of the minutes of the last meeting of the Lancashire SACRE held on 7 June 2011.  Minutes attached.

The Deputy Leader of the Council has recently appointed Mr Francis Williams to serve on the SACRE as a representative of the Authority, following the resignation of County Councillor Keith Iddon.  For members' clarification, the Deputy Leader of the Council makes appointments to the group on the SACRE representing the Authority, and all other appointments are currently approved by the Cabinet Member for Children and Schools.

Jonathan Hewitt, Head of Quality and Continuous Improvement, Directorate for Children and Young People, will give a brief talk about himself and his role regarding the SACRE.

Minutes of the meeting of the Quality and Standards Sub-group which took place on 13 September 2011 attached at Item 5.

The draft Annual Report 2010 – 2011 is available on the SACRE web site in the members' password protected area at:

http://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/re/index.php?category_id=44

 

Helen Harrison will give a brief update at the meeting and take questions.

Draft Updated Development Plan attached for discussion at Item 7.

Update and discussion on support for Collective Worship in Lancashire.  Paper attached at Item 8.

 

Verbal Update.

Members are asked to review the format of SACRE meetings.  The current meeting format is based on the recommendations of the Quality and Standards Sub-group made at the meeting of 24 April 2008 and as subsequently approved by the SACRE on 12 May 2008.  Extract from QSS minutes of 24 April 2008 attached at Item 10.

Helen Harrison, Lancashire Consultant for RE, will report verbally on the national picture for RE.

Members' attention is drawn to a new e petition to the government, which has been received from the Chair of AREIAC, regarding RE and the E Bacc.  The petition can be found via the following link:

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/129

The date of the next meeting of the SACRE will be Monday 28 November 2011, to take place 10am, at County Hall, Preston.