SACRE

Role

SACRE stands for Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education and is a group of individuals who all share an interest in RE.  All main religions and faiths are represented on the Council, as well as schools, the Local Education Authority and other educational bodies.

The Council acts as a statutory body to advise the Local Education Authority (LEA) on matters connected with Religious Education and collective worship, including the Locally Agreed Syllabus for RE.  To see the syllabus, go to www.edulink.networcs.net. It can be located from the Teaching and Learning tab, go to Subjects then Religious Education, then go to Resources in the menu on the left of the page.

The SACRE offers advice and support to help schools improve the provision of RE and communicates with outside agencies such as the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA), the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and local members of Parliament.  An annual conference also provides Worcestershire’s RE teachers with workshop based training.

The SACRE generally meets three times a year, usually at Worcestershire County Council’s headquarters at County Hall, Worcester.

Members

Group A (Representatives of Roman Catholic and other faiths)

Mr G Bounds (Free Church), Mrs S Braddy (Methodist), Mr I Gardner (Baptist), Mrs T Khawaja (Muslim), Dr J Lally (Roman Catholic), Mr S S Saran (Sikh), Miss C Shee (Roman Catholic), Mrs Y Stollard (Jewish), Mrs L Thorne (Bahai) and Miss A Unalkat (Hindu).

Group B (Church of England representatives)

Mrs S Fitzjohn and Mr D Morphy.

Group C (Representatives of Recognised Teacher Associations)

Mr J Allison and Mr C Giles.

Group D (Elected representatives of the LEA)

Mr Reg Farmer (Chairman), Mr Anthony Blagg, Mr Robin Lunn.

Co-opted Representatives

Mr A Brown and Mrs S Keepax

Programme of Meetings

Meeting Dates set for 2008:

Monday 17 March

Monday 7 July

Monday 24 November

Click here for Programme of Meetings

Contact Point

If you would like further information on the work of SACRE, contact the Democratic Services Unit on 01905 766630.