Hampshire County Council

Councillors: 78

Wards: 76

Committees: 50

Meetings (2025): 163

Meetings (2024): 156

Council Home Committee

Back to Home

Meeting

Name: Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education
Start: 2023-07-04T13:00:00Z
End: 2023-07-04T17:00:00Z
Location: Ashburton Hall, Winchester

Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education - Hampshire

Agenda

Published

Minutes

Published

Meeting Times

Scheduled Time

Start:
Tuesday, 4th July 2023
2:00 PM

End:
Tuesday, 4th July 2023
6:00 PM

Actual Time

Started:
Tuesday, 4th July 2023
12:00 AM

Finished:
Tuesday, 4th July 2023
12:00 AM

Meeting Status

Status:
Confirmed

Date:
04 Jul 2023

Location:
Ashburton Hall, Winchester

Meeting Attendees

Committee Member

Councillor Pal Hayre

Conservative

Present, as expected

View Profile

Conservative Deputy

Councillor Juliet Henderson

Conservative

Not required

View Profile

Liberal Democrats Deputy

Councillor Jackie Porter

Liberal Democrat

Not required

View Profile

Chairman

Councillor Elaine Still

Conservative

Present, as expected

View Profile

Committee Member

Councillor Wayne Irish

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

View Profile

Conservative Deputy

Councillor Jackie Branson

Conservative

Not required

View Profile

Committee Member

Father John Chandler

Roman Catholic Church

Apologies

Committee Member

Sheikh Fazle Abbas Datoo

Muslim

Present, as expected

Committee Member

Danny Habel

Jewish Community

Apologies

Committee Member

Elizabeth Jenkerson

Baha'i

Apologies

Committee Member

Rhian Jones

Salvation Army

Apologies

Committee Member

Charmian Harrison

Methodists

Apologies

Committee Member

Yasmeen Hussain

Muslim

Apologies

Committee Member

Lisa-Marie Taylor

Buddhist

Apologies

Committee Member

Noel Thorpe-Tracey

Society of Friends

Present, as expected

Committee Member

Harjinder Virdee

Sikh Representative

Absent

Committee Member

Sue Bowen

Church of England

Present, as expected

Committee Member

Jeff Williams

Church of England

Apologies

Committee Member

Rev Howard Wright

Church of England

Absent

Committee Member

Maria Ackland

Church of England

Present, as expected

Deputy

Robert Sanders

Church of England

Not required

Committee Member

Maureen Barnes

Teachers' Liaison Panel

Apologies

Committee Member

Graeme Rowe

Teachers' Liaison Panel

Absent

Committee Member

Julie Kelly

Teachers' Liaison Panel

Apologies

Committee Member

Carson Elday

Teachers' Liaison Panel - Special Schools

Present, as expected

Deputy

Rachel Jackson

Teachers' Liaison Panel - Primary Schools

Not required

Deputy

Jon Hamer

Teachers' Liaison Panel - Secondary Schools

Present, as substitute

Co-opted Member

Gill Heron

Academy Schools

Present, as expected

Co-opted Member

Rhiannon Love

Higher Education

Absent

Co-opted Member

James Pitkin

Governors

Present, as expected

Co-opted Member

Alasdair Richardson

Higher Education

Apologies

Co-opted Member

Chris Robinson

Humanists

Present, as expected

Vice-Chairman

Councillor Christopher Donnelly

Conservative

Present, as expected

View Profile

Committee Member

Chris Hughes

Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches

Present, as expected

Agenda

1 Apologies for Absence

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes Apologies have been received from:

·         Group A

o   John Chandler – Roman Catholic Representative

o   Danny Habel – Jewish Representative

o   Charmian Harrison – Methodists Representative

o   Yasmeen Hussain – Muslim Representative

o   Elizabeth Jenkerson – Baha’i Representative

o   Rhian Jones - Salvation Army Representative

·         Group B

o   Jeff Williams – Church of England

·         Group C

o   Maureen Barnes - Teachers' Liaison Panel

o   Julie Kelly - Teachers' Liaison Panel

·         Co-opted Members

o   Alasdair Richardson - Co-opted Member for Higher Education

Jon Hamer was in attendances as the deputy for Group C.

2 Declarations of Interest

All Members who believe they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter to be considered at the meeting must declare that interest and, having regard to Part 3 Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members’ Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code. Furthermore all Members with a Personal Interest in a matter being considered at the meeting should consider, having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 4 of the Code, whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 5 of the Code, consider whether it is appropriate to leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code.

Minutes Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter considered at the meeting they must declare that interest at the time of the relevant debate and, having regard to the circumstances described in Part 3, Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members' Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code. Furthermore Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Personal interest in a matter being considered at the meeting they considered whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 5 of the Code, considered whether it was appropriate to leave the meeting whilst the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code.

3 Minutes of the previous meeting

To confirm the minutes of the previous meeting.

Attachments:

Document Minutes Public Pack, 28/02/2023 Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education 26 Jun 2023

Minutes The minutes of the previous meeting were agreed as an accurate record.

4 Deputations

To receive any deputations.

Minutes There were no deputations.

5 Chairman's Announcements

To receive any Chairman’s announcements.

Minutes The Chairman noted that they had been made aware that both Charmian Harrison, Methodists representative and Lisa-Marie Taylor, Buddhist Representative had decided to stand down from Group A on the Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education. The Chairman thanked them both for their contribution throughout their time on the Council.

The Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education noted that David Bothwell had recently passed away. David had been a founding member on the Living Different group and the Council reflected on his contribution to RE within Hampshire and further afield.

6 Monitoring Group

To receive a report on behalf of the Director of Children’s Services regarding the activities and discussions of the monitoring group in relation to the monitoring of RE and the implementation of Living Difference III.

Attachments:

Document Report - Monitoring Group 26 Jun 2023

Minutes The Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education received a report from the Director of Children’s Services on the discussions of the Monitoring Group at its recent meeting on the 24 May 2023. It was noted that SACRE had a statutory responsibility to monitor the effectiveness of the locally agreed syllabus.

Members noted a summary of the following areas discussed by the Monitoring Group:

·         RE and SEND

·         RE CPD

·         SACRE Monitoring Visits

·         Reports from Primary and Secondary Ofsted Visits

·         Information gathered from other inspector/Advisor visits

·         Update on teacher vacancies and ITE provision

·         Survey into KS4 Provision

Resolved

That the Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education notes this Monitoring Group report.

7 Constitution Review Task and Finish Working Group - Feedback

To receive the feedback from the Constitution Review Task and Finish Working Group.

Attachments:

Document Report - Constitution Review Task and Finish Working Group - Feedback 26 Jun 2023
Document Appendix A - Constitution Review Task and Finish Working Group - Feedback 26 Jun 2023
Document Appendix B - Constitution Review Task and Finish Working Group - Feedback 26 Jun 2023

Minutes The Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education received a report from the Director of Children’s Services providing feedback from the Constitution Review Task and Finish Group following its meeting on the 28 April 2023.

Members noted that the Task and Finish Group had reviewed the existing Constitution and had decided it required an update to clarify several sections and to make the document more accessible. It was also decided to add a Code of Conduct for SACRE members and to clarify the compositions of the four Groups which form SACRE.

In addition to this SACRE noted the proposed amendments to SACRE’s Quoracy and rules for substitute members.

The Chairman of the Task and Finish Group expressed their thanks to the Officers who supported the group’s work.

Resolved

That the Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education supports the proposed update to their Constitution included as Appendix 2 to the report ahead of consideration and approval by the County Council.

8 Key National and Local RE Matters

To receive a report on behalf of the Director of Children’s Services on developments in relation to the work of the Religious Education Council, RE Research and other key national and local RE matters.

Attachments:

Document Report - Key National and Local RE Matters 26 Jun 2023
Document Appendix A - Key National and Local RE Matters 26 Jun 2023

Minutes The Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education received a report from the Director of Children’s Services providing an overview of Key National and Local RE Matters.

Members noted several initiatives funded by the Culham St Gabriel’s Trust, the largest grant giving body supporting RE. Members also noted The National RE Hubs Project, a national scheme to create a central website for LAs, universities, SACREs, Museums, ITT providers, RE groups and advisors across England and Wales.

Members received an overview of the Association of University Lecturers in RE (ALURE) efforts in relation to Secondary Initial Teacher Education, noting the current issues on recruitment. Members also received an update on the National Association of SACREs, the national body representing SACREs.

Resolved

That the Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education notes the report.

9 Membership of SACRE

To receive a verbal update on behalf of the Director of Children’s Services regarding appointments to SACRE.

Minutes The Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education noted that there were several vacancies on the Council and that, whilst being mindful of the proposed changes in the draft Constitution, recruitment needed to be undertaken to fill these vacancies.

Resolved

That the Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education notes the verbal update on membership.

Previous Meetings

28th Jan 2025