Agenda and minutes
Venue: Warspite Room, Council House, Civic Centre, Plymouth
Contact: Ross Jago, Democratic Support Officer Email: ross.jago@plymouth.gov.uk
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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. |
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To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on Monday 7th December. Minutes: The minutes of 7 December 2010 were confirmed as a correct record. |
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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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APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR The Council will appoint the Chair and Vice Chair for the forthcoming year. Minutes: It was confirmed that group B have the chair, in partnership with Group D until Autumn 2010. Councillor David Stark would continue as Chair until that time.
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WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS The Chair will welcome new members to the forum. Minutes: The Chair welcomed new members to the Council, Ben Seel representing the Buddhist community and Rev. Richard Maudsley representing the Anglican community. |
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MEMBERSHIP ISSUES The RE adviser will update the Council on membership issues. Minutes: The Religious Education Advisor informed the council that there were currently vacancies on the council for teachers whose unions will nominate members soon together with a member from the youth parliament.
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RE IN ENGLISH SCHOOLS: NON-STATUTORY GUIDANCE 2010 PDF 386 KB To consider non-statutory guidance on RE in English schools. Minutes: The Religious Education Advisor outlined new non statutory guidance on religious education from the Department for Children Schools and Families. It was reported that-
Members of the council made the following comments-
Resolved that –
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FEEDBACK FROM NASACRE TRAINING DAY Members from Group A will update the council on their NASACRE training day. Minutes: The panel received a presentation on feedback from the NASACRE training day. The presentation made a number of recommendations for Plymouth SACRE including -
Members of the council raised some concerns over holding meetings in schools as SACRE meetings were public meetings and SACRE must consider issues of access against duties to safeguarding.
Resolved that the Council accept the recommendations within the presentation and that the Religious Education Adviser takes these recommendations forward. |
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REVIEW OF SACRE DEVELOPMENT PLAN To consider a review of the SACRE development plan. Minutes: The Religious Education Advisor distributed a copy of the SACRE Annual Report. The Annual Report has been designed to be more interesting with a better visual appearance. It was reported that –
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RE ADVISOR UPDATE The RE adviser will provide updates on Holocaust Memorial Day, SACRE budget, PCFCD and conferences. Minutes: The Religious Education Advisor updated the council on the holocaust memorial day there had been a successful programme of events and it was reported that-
The SACRE budget was tabled and it was reported that the level of budget available to Plymouth SACRE is average in comparison to other Local Authority Areas but this allows for no real development beyond the statutory requirements (see 37(vii)). |
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FUTURE DATES OF PLYMOUTH SACRE MEETING The Council will consider dates for future meetings. Minutes: The next meeting of the Plymouth SACRE will take place in June, at Plymouth Centre for Faiths and Cultural Diversity.
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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: Nil. |