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Name: Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE)
Start: 2025-02-10T16:30:00Z
End: 2025-02-10T20:30:00Z
Location: Bitterne Park Secondary School

Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE) - Southampton

Agenda

Published

Minutes

Published

Meeting Times

Scheduled Time

Start:
Monday, 10th February 2025
4:30 PM

End:
Monday, 10th February 2025
8:30 PM

Meeting Status

Status:
Confirmed

Date:
10 Feb 2025

Location:
Bitterne Park Secondary School

Meeting Attendees

Public

Steve Deadman

Group A The Roman Catholic Church

Expected

Committee Member

Susanne Dawson

Group A United Reform Church

Expected

Committee Member

Neil Maddock

Group A Assemblies of God Representative

Expected

Committee Member

Ruth Gill

Group A The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches

Expected

Committee Member

Imam Sayfullah Nasir

Group A Muslim Faith

Expected

Committee Member

SACRE Rep

Clare Wikeley

Group A Jewish Faith

Expected

Committee Member

Mary Wallbank

Group A

Expected

Public

SACRE Church of England Rep

Lucy Heptinstall

Group B CofE

Expected

Committee Member

Richard Wharton

Group B CofE

Expected

Public

SACRE Group B

Rev Garry Roberts

Group B - CofE

Expected

Public

Sian Carr

Group C National Association of Head teachers (NAHT)

Expected

Co-Optee

Suzanne Underwood

Group C - Co-opted Member Secondary RE Lead Rep

Expected

Co-Optee

SACRE - Co-opted member

Chloe Foster

Group C - Polygon School

Expected

Public

Amelia Day

Group C - NEU Represenative

Expected

Co-Optee

SACRE - co-optee RE Lead

Ellen Brodigan

Co-opted Member Primary RE Lead Rep

Expected

Committee Member

Cabinet Member for Communities and Safer City

Councillor Christie Lambert

Labour

Expected

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Committee Member

Councillor Sarah Wood

Liberal Democrat

Expected

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Committee Member

Councillor Phil Webb

Labour

Expected

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Co-Optee

David Vane

Council of the Faiths

Expected

Secretary

Democratic Support Officer

Ed Grimshaw

Expected

Officer

Alison Philpott

SACRE Professional Adviser

Expected

Public

Timothy Tofts

Sounthampton Council of Faiths

Expected

Public

M\atthew Stone

Expected

Public

Chahal, Herjinder

Observer SACRE

Expected

Public

SACRE

Ellie Cousins

Group A Southampton City Mission

Expected

Committee Member

Councillor Jaden Beaurain

Conservative

Expected

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Agenda

1 Welcome, Apologies and Changes Of Membership

To receive any apologies and changes to membership and welcome new members.

Minutes The Chair thanked Bitterne Park Secondary for giving permission for the meeting to be held on site.

3 Minutes of the Last Meeting including Matters Arising

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 11 February 2025, attached.

Attachments:

Document Minutes of Previous Meeting 30 Jan 2025

Minutes Members agreed the minutes of the meeting on 11 November 2024.

5 Online Monitoring Form

To review the effectiveness of the online monitoring template trail .

Attachments:

Document SACRE Online Monitoring Checklist 2024 30 Jan 2025

Minutes Members reviewed the draft online monitoring form circulated with agenda and fed back potential changes. It was suggested that the form should note whether there was any reference to the “golden thread” on the school website and that references to collective worship or events related to religious education should be noted when reviewing the school’s website.

6 Monitoring, Going forward

To review recent monitoring and develop a programme for future visits .

Minutes It was agreed that a small working group would spearhead led by the Chair and advised by Silas Bingley would initial undertake the monitoring reviews of schools.

It was explained that an initial inspection had taken place recently and great deal of learning from the initial visit. Members were briefed on the general aspects of the initial inspection and advised that the report would be made available to them in due course.

Members were told that the terms of reference would be circulated along with report scope. Volunteers were requested and Richard Wharton, Imam Sayfullah and Councillor Beaurain stated that their potential availability dependent on the dates. Members were encouraged to contact Silas or Ruth should they wish to put their names forward.

7 GCSE Results

To receive a briefing on G.C.S.E results

Minutes Members were advised that the annual report on GCSE results for Religious Education was due to be published in the near future. Members were briefed on some of the initial figures. It was explained that not all schools within the City have the subject on the main curriculum and therefore it was difficult to make comparison between schools at this stage. It was noted that approximately 30% chose to undertake the subjuct.

8 Feedback on Events

To receive feedback and updates from members of the SACRE on any events or training attended.

Minutes Members noted that the next meeting was on 28 April 2025.

Previous Meetings

28th Apr 2025