
Meeting
Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education - Hampshire
Scheduled Time
Tuesday, 1st November 2022
2:00 PM
Tuesday, 1st November 2022
6:00 PM
Actual Time
Tuesday, 1st November 2022
12:00 AM
Tuesday, 1st November 2022
12:00 AM
Confirmed
01 Nov 2022
Ashburton Hall, EII Court, Winchester
Jeff Williams
Church of England
Present, as expected
Chris Hughes
Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches
Present, as expected
Rev Howard Wright
Church of England
Present, as expected
Father John Chandler
Roman Catholic Church
Present, as expected
Sheikh Fazle Abbas Datoo
Muslim
Present, as expected
Danny Habel
Jewish Community
Present, as expected
Elizabeth Jenkerson
Baha'i
Present, as expected
Rhian Jones
Salvation Army
Apologies
Charmian Harrison
Methodists
Apologies
Yasmeen Hussain
Muslim
Present, as expected
Lisa-Marie Taylor
Buddhist
Present, as expected
Noel Thorpe-Tracey
Society of Friends
Present, as expected
Harjinder Virdee
Sikh Representative
Absent
Sue Bowen
Church of England
Present, as expected
Maria Ackland
Church of England
Present, as expected
Robert Sanders
Church of England
Not required
Maureen Barnes
Teachers' Liaison Panel
Apologies
Graeme Rowe
Teachers' Liaison Panel
Absent
Julie Kelly
Teachers' Liaison Panel
Present, as expected
Carson Elday
Teachers' Liaison Panel - Special Schools
Present, as expected
Rachel Jackson
Teachers' Liaison Panel - Primary Schools
Apologies
Jon Hamer
Teachers' Liaison Panel - Secondary Schools
Present, as expected
Gill Heron
Academy Schools
Present, as expected
Rhiannon Love
Higher Education
Apologies
James Pitkin
Governors
Present, as expected
Alasdair Richardson
Higher Education
Apologies
Chris Robinson
Humanists
Present, as expected
Elizabeth Jenkerson declared that she was a judge for the Westhill Awards which gives grants to SACREs.
- Document Minutes of Previous Meeting 21 Oct 2022
The Chairman also announced that sadly Sushma Sahajpal had resigned from her role as the Hindu representative on SACRE, and on behalf of the Committee, wished her all the best for the future and extended thanks for her contribution to Hampshire SACRE.
Members noted that Hampshire SACRE’s training package with NASACRE allowed all Hampshire SACRE Members to take part in any of the additional training sessions for 2022/23, and the Chairman encouraged Members to sign up for these. Details of these training sessions had been recently circulated to Members by the Clerk.
- Document Report 21 Oct 2022
- Document Appendix 1 21 Oct 2022
The report was introduced By Patricia Hannam and it was noted that Justine Ball will be seconded into the County Inspector/Adviser role following the retirement of Patricia in November.
In relation to the SACRE Constitution review it was explained that legal advice was to wait until the results of 2021 Hampshire census data is known, which will assist in informing the constitution and membership of Group A.
In discussing the current situation of GCSE RE results it was heard that no detailed data was available at this time.
Attention was also drawn to the ongoing crisis in recruiting RE teachers and the low number of candidates applying for these courses. It was explained that there were no such courses at Southampton or Chichester University, and at Winchester University there was only one student on the course majoring in RE.
Justine Ball updated Members on Living Difference IV implementation, and it was heard that all plans were now updated on the Hampshire RE Moodle and Hampshire RE website. Members heard that this had been a major piece of work which had included many visits to schools to form the basis of the new syllabus. In relation to Golden threads, there had been lots of requests from schools around guidance around this.
Members were informed about the opportunity for monitoring visits to schools, and also heard further information on surveys of Hampshire and Isle of Wight schools’ withdrawal from RE, and the monitoring of collective worship.
In concluding, and as referenced at the 20 July 2022 meeting, Justine drew attention to Appendix 1 of the report which captured a collection of children’s voices, 7-11 years old, talking about RE as part of a national project she was involved in.
RESOLVED:
That SACRE noted the Monitoring Group report.
- Document Report 21 Oct 2022
- Document Appendix 1 - SACRE Annual Report 21 Oct 2022
- Document Appendix 2 - 3 Year Action Plan 21 Oct 2022
- Document 2021-22 Hampshire SACRE Annual Report - amended for publication 21 Oct 2022
Members were reminded that SACRE had a duty to produce an annual report on its activities, and this would be forwarded to the relevant internal and external bodies and published on the NASACRE website. A foreword from the Chair of SACRE would be added in due course. Faiths represented on SACRE were highlighted, and also attendance at meetings. It was noted that the Clerk to SACRE would write to individual Members if attendance was low at meetings.
Members were supportive of the report.
RESOLVED:
That SACRE approved its Annual Report for 2021/22 and would forward to the relevant internal and external bodies.
- Document Report 21 Oct 2022
The report was introduced by Patricia Hannam, who informed Members that Justine Ball and Chris May, Head of Humanities at Park Community School, had recently attended an ReXchange2 conference, and had presented at this. One of the topics discussed at the conference was around work nationally to recruit more RE teachers.
Justine Ball informed SACRE Members about some of the Culham St Gabriel’s Trust Initiatives, which included the conference she recently attended and the national RE Leadership programme.
It was also heard that Chris May had recently been seconded to the Secondary RE position, which would ensure continuity going forward following Patricia’s retirement. He is also a member of the RE steering group.
RESOLVED:
That SACRE noted the report.
SACRE Members were updated on discussions from the recent meeting of the Hub, which included shared monitoring websites, collective worship monitoring and structures for RE visits. Diversity in RE was also discussed, and a variety of presentations were given which highlighted initiatives in this area.
The next meeting, to which all SACRE Members are welcome to attend, will be held on Microsoft Teams on 10 January 2023.
Also highlighted was a secondary RE teacher visit to the Wessex Jamaat Mosque due to take place on the 9 November by the SACRE adviser with Sheikh Fazle Abbas Datoo, resident Imam and Hampshire SACRE Member.
Elizabeth Jenkerson highlighted the NASACRE training session on the 17 November, which would cover the Government White Paper, and encouraged all Members to attend this virtual training.
The SACRE Clerk would circulate a paper copy of Living Difference IV to those who had requested it.
SACRE Members were also informed of a debate that took place in Westminster Hall this morning on Religious Education in Modern Britain, a link to view this can be found here:
Parliamentlive.tv - Westminster Hall
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