Agenda and minutes
Venue: All Saints Church of England Academy Plymouth, Pennycross, Plymouth, PL5 3NE
Contact: Lynn Young Email: lynn.young@plymouth.gov.uk
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APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR SACRE will appoint a Chair and Vice Chair for the forthcoming year from Groups B and D. Minutes: Jonathan Marshall, RE Advisor, confirmed that Cathy Slow had been appointed as Chair, and Councillor Mrs Aspinall as Vice Chair. Agreed that in the absence of the Chair and Vice Chair, Councillor Singh is appointed as Chair for this meeting only. |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Members will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect of items on this agenda. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest in accordance with the code of conduct. |
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CHAIR'S URGENT BUSINESS To receive reports on business which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration. Minutes: There were no items of Chair’s urgent business. |
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To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 17 July 2013. Minutes: Agreed that the minutes of the meeting held on 17 July 2013 are confirmed as a correct record. |
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WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS The Chair will welcome new members to the forum. Minutes: The chair welcomed Alison Sturgeon to her inaugural SACRE meeting, and advised that Reverend Gordon Cryer, also a new member, was unable to attend. |
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UPDATES ON SACRE ISSUES Members will be provided with updates on SACRE issues. |
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Humanist Representation Minutes: Jonathan Marshall, RE Advisor, provided an update on the issue of Humanist representation on SACRE.
Members were advised that -
Following a discussion, members raised the following points -
Agreed that the Democratic Support Officer would obtain information regarding the breakdown of religions of Plymouth’s population from the last Census. |
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Holocaust Memorial Day Plans Minutes: Jonathan Marshall, RE Advisor, provided members with information on plans for the 2014 Holocaust Memorial Day.
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Father Gregory subsequently advised members that -
Agreed that –
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The South West SACRE Conference in March 2014 PDF 60 KB Minutes: Jonathan Marshall, RE Advisor, advised members that there was some confusion as to the correct date of the South West SACRE Conference 2014.
Agreed that Jonathan Marshall would confirm the correct date of the South West SACRE Conference 2014 and e-mail the information to SACRE members. |
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Launch of Collective Worship Resources Minutes: Liz Hill provided an update on the Collective Worship Resource Launch.
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Jonathan Marshall, RE Advisor, asked members to advise him of any projects for SACRE to consider and which would help develop RE.
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LearnTeachLead Minutes: Katie Freeman provided an update on LearnTeachLead.
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In response to Members’ questions, members were informed that –
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Members are asked to consider the SACRE annual report and receive a report on Religious Studies examination results. Minutes: Jonathan Marshall, RE Advisor, discussed the SACRE Annual Report.
Members were informed that –
Members raised the following points –
Agreed that –
(Alison Bradley left the meeting at the end of this item)
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PLANNING TOWARDS A PLYMOUTH DIMENSION TO THE REVISED RE SYLLABUS Members are required to access the following documents which can be found at - www.religiouseducationcouncil.org:
· the All Party Parliamentary Group for RE – The Truth Unmasked (March 2013); · the recent Ofsted Religious Education report: Realising the Potential (October 2013) and the Religious Education Council; · A Review of Religious Education in England (launched in London 23rd October 2013).
The main findings and recommendations in each document will provide an essential overview to help SACRE discuss and plan for the Revised RE Agreed Syllabus. Minutes: Jonathan Marshall, RE Advisor, discussed the following three reports –
· the All Party Parliamentary Group for RE – The Truth Unmasked (March 2013; · the recent Ofsted Religious Education report; Realising the Potential (October 2013) and the Religious Education Council; · A Review of Religious Education in England (launched in London 23rd October 2013).
Members were advised that –
Jonathan Marshall, RE Advisor, circulated a document which condensed the information contained in the above three documents.
Jonathan Marshall, RE Advisor, referred to minute 9 of 17 July 2013, Towards a Plymouth RE Syllabus.
Members were advised that -
Agreed unanimously that the head of each group is invited to attend the Devon SACRE meeting on Wednesday 27 November 2013 at Buckfast Education Centre to form the ASC. |
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CO-OPTED REPRESENTATIVE FOR AMBITIOUS PLYMOUTH PDF 74 KB SACRE will be provided with a report from the Ambitious Plymouth scrutiny panel in order to consider nominating and appointing a member of Group A to act as a non-statutory co-opted representative to sit on this scrutiny panel. Minutes: SACRE members were informed that the membership of Group A was to consider nominating and appointing a member of their group to act as a non-statutory co-opted representative to sit on Plymouth City Council’s Ambitious Plymouth scrutiny panel.
Following a discussion, those members of Group A who were present advised that they were unable to nominate a member of their group, but unanimously agreed to nominate Dr Clare Hamon, co-opted representative, to act as a non-statutory co-opted representative to sit on Plymouth City Council’s Ambitious Plymouth scrutiny panel.
Agreed that the Democratic Support Officer would advise the Chair of the Ambitious Plymouth scrutiny panel of Group A’s decision to nominate Dr Clare Hamon, co-opted representative, to act as a non-statutory co-opted representative to sit on Ambitious Plymouth scrutiny panel. |
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DATE AND VENUE OF NEXT MEETING The next meeting will be held at 10am on Monday 10 March 2014 at a venue to be confirmed. Minutes: Jonathan Marshall, RE Advisor, informed members that the date of the next meeting was Monday 10 March 2014. The meeting was likely to last all day due to the amount of business to be covered.
Agreed that Jonathan Marshall, RE Advisor, would inform SACRE members of the location of the next meeting once known.
Under this item Pete Grainger was thanked for his hospitality, and it was noted that his students had been very welcoming, and their behaviour had been exemplary. |
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EXEMPT BUSINESS To consider passing a resolution under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the press and public from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it (they) involve(s) the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph(s) of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Minutes: There were no items of exempt business. |