Agenda and minutes

No declarations of interest were received.

The Clerk informed SACRE the meeting was not quorate.

That the minutes of the meeting held on 24 March 2022, having been

circulated amongst the members, be taken as read and correctly recorded,

and be signed by the Chair.

Mrs V Oxley advised members that currently there are vacancies on the membership. As outlined in the constitution (section 3.1) the membership must consist of to be quorate (persons appointed to represent respectively)

      i.         such Christian denominations and other religions and denominations of such religions as, in the opinion of the Authority, will appropriately reflect the principal religious traditions in the area; (not including persons to represent the Church of England).

     ii.         the Church of England;

    iii.         such associations representing teachers as, in the opinion of the Authority, ought, having regard to the circumstances of the area, to be represented.

   iv.         the Local Authority;

     v.         Co-opted Members who shall hold office on such terms as may be determined by the members co-opting them.

Mrs J Taylor added the membership must reflect the local faith groups and communities.

How purposeful, inclusive, representative and effective are SACRE meetings?

The SCARE Self-Assessment Tool had been circulated prior to the meeting.

Mrs J Taylor advised members the tool is provided by the National Association of Standing Advisory Councils on Religious Education (NASACRE). The tool had been created to help SACREs in their essential role to advise the Local Authority (LA) in meeting the entitlement of pupils across the LA to engage in high quality Religious Education (RE) and Collective Worship (CW) and to support the LA to reflect on its practice.

This toolkit is an amended version of the 2015 document.  It takes account of changes in inspection arrangements and in the role of LAs, and of the development of maintained schools independent of their LA.  It is designed to help individual SACREs evaluate their effectiveness, including considering their impact on pupils’ educational experience and learning.  It also helps SACREs review their organisational patterns and structures, and their partnership with the LA and other key stakeholders.

The SACRE self-evaluation toolkit focuses on the following five aspects of the work of SACREs:

Management of the SACRE and building the partnership between the SACRE, the LA and other key stakeholders

Promoting improvement in the standards, the quality of teaching, and provision in RE

iii.       Evaluating the effectiveness of the locally agreed syllabus

iv.       Promoting improvement in the provision and quality of collective worship

v.        Contributing to cohesion across the community and the promotion of social and racial harmony.

Recommended – That (a) the SACRE website be refreshed and developed (b) a Task and Finish Group be arranged with an open invite to other relevant professionals (c) members of the SCARE send contact of faith groups to Mrs J Taylor to be included on the Task and Finish Group.

Thursday, 10 November 2022 - 4.30pm till 6pm, Conference Room, Church Square House.

Thursday, 10 November 2022, 4.30pm, at Conference Room, Church Square House,Scunthorpe.