
Meeting
Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education - Hampshire
Scheduled Time
Monday, 4th November 2024
2:00 PM
Monday, 4th November 2024
6:00 PM
Confirmed
04 Nov 2024
Ashburton Hall, EII Court, Winchester
Carson Elday
Group C - Hampshire Teachers' Liaison Panel
Present, as expected
Robert Sanders
Group B - Church of England
Not required
Rachel Jackson
Group C - Hampshire Teachers' Liaison Panel
Present, as expected
The Rev'd Dominik Chmielewski
Group B - Church of England
Present, as expected
Imam Sayfullah Nasir
Group A - Muslim
Not required
Revd Peter Rayson
Group A - Methodist
Present, as expected
Vacancy
Group A - Baha'i
Expected
Vacancy
Group A - Baptist
Expected
Vacancy
Group A - Buddhist
Expected
Chris Hughes
Group A - Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches
Present, as expected
Joyce Wan
Group A - Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches
Not required
Vacancy
Group A - Hindu
Expected
Chris Robinson
Group A - Humanists
Present, as expected
Mary Wallbank
Group A - Humanists
Not required
Danny Habel
Group A - Jewish Community
Present, as expected
Sheikh Fazle Abbas Datoo
Group A - Muslim
Apologies
Yasmeen Hussain
Group A - Muslim
Present, as expected
Father John Chandler
Group A - Roman Catholic Church
Absent
Rhian Jones
Group A - The Salvation Army
Apologies
Captain Victoria Crawford
Group A - The Salvation Army
Not required
Harjinder Virdee
Group A - Sikh
Absent
Noel Thorpe-Tracey
Group A - Society of Friends
Present, as expected
Vacancy
Group A - United Reform Church
Expected
Maria Ackland
Group B - Church of England
Absent
Sue Bowen
Group B - Church of England
Present, as expected
Jeff Williams
Group B - Church of England
Apologies
Maureen Barnes
Group C - Hampshire Teachers' Liaison Panel
Present, as expected
Julie Kelly
Group C - Hampshire Teachers' Liaison Panel
Absent
Gill Heron
Academy Schools
Absent
James Pitkin
Governors
Apologies
Rhiannon Love
Higher Education
Present, as expected
Alasdair Richardson
Higher Education
Absent
· Sheikh Fazle Abbas Datoo, Group A – Muslim Representative
· Rhian Jones, Group A – Salvation Army Representative
· Jeff Williams, Group B
· Cllr Donnelly, Vice-Chairman, Group D
· Rev James Pitkin, Co-opted Member for Governors
No declarations were made.
- Document Minutes Public Pack, 11/06/2024 Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education 25 Oct 2024
The Chairman also noted that SACRE members may be aware that the Department for Education was undertaking a Curriculum and Assessment Review. A MS Teams meeting had been arranged by Officers to update the SACRE on this and discuss their contribution to NASACRE’s response to it.
The SACRE noted that vacancies remained for Group A representatives for the following belief groups; Hindu, Buddhist, Baha’i and Baptist. There are also a number of vacancies for the deputies for members of Group A, alongside Group’s B & C.
It was noted that there had been progress on finding a Baha’i and Baptist representative but there was not yet a named individual.
RESOLVED:
That the Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education notes the verbal update on their membership.
- Document Report - SACRE Monitoring Group Report 25 Oct 2024
Members noted a summary of the following areas discussed by the Monitoring Group, including:
· Reports from Primary and Secondary Hampshire Ofsted Visits,
· Update on Work with RE and Disadvantaged Groups,
· Professional Education Opportunities,
· Monitoring of Living Difference IV in schools,
· SACRE Monitoring Visits,
· Information gathered from other inspector/adviser visits,
· Update on teacher vacancies and ITE provision.
Officers drew attention to the Collective Worship training course taking place on 27 November for Hampshire’s schools and that the SACRE had won a Westhill Award grant for the reestablishment of a secondary youth voice event in July 2025. It was noted that the reintroduction of bursaries had led to an increase in the number of teachers training to teach R.E. to GCSE level.
It was noted that all members of SACRE can undertake Monitoring Visits to witness religious education produced in a classroom, and that it would be beneficial for their monitoring role if more members endeavoured to do so.
RESOLVED:
That the Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education notes the Monitoring Group report.
- Document Report - Key National and Local Matters 25 Oct 2024
Members noted the update on the work of NASACRE, RE Hubs, the Association of University Lecturers in Religious Education (AULRE) and initiatives being led by the Culham St Gabriel’s Trust.
Officers provided a summary of the RExChange Conference organised by Culham St Gabriel’s in October 2024, noting that the sessions had been recorded and were available to view by those interested.
RESOLVED:
That the Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education notes the report on key national and local re matters.
- Document Cover Report - SACRE Annual Report 2023-2024 25 Oct 2024
- Document SACRE Annual Report 2023-2024 25 Oct 2024
Officers summarised the annual report which included an overview of the key activities of Hampshire’s SACRE throughout the 2023/4 year and details of how SACRE had undertaken it’s role to monitor the quality of RE.
In response to questions members found that:
· The report noted that 15.9% of Hampshire’s students opted for GCSE Religious Studies, however this figure also included students educated at schools where this subject was compulsory. This was consistent with the recording of national figures.
RESOLVED:
That the Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education approved its Annual Report and forwarded to the relevant internal and external bodies.
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