Agenda and minutes
Contact: Helen Rickman, Democratic Support Officer Email: helen.rickman@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, reminded members of a previous resolution in which the role of Chair and Vice Chair would be operated on a two year rotation system between the partnership of Groups A and C and Groups B and D.
It was highlighted that Group B (The Church of England) should have the Chair for this two year period as, when working in partnership previously, Group D (The Local Authority) held the Chair.
Group B was unable to provide a representative to stand as Chair as only the Groups two newest members were in attendance and were not confident in taking on this responsibility. It was therefore agreed that Councillor Mrs Aspinall would take on the role as Chair for this meeting in the absence of a candidate from Group B who would be provided by the next scheduled meeting.
Agreed that Groups B and D would take on the responsibilities of Chair and Vice Chair until the School Summer Term 2014 in order to align with the Council’s municipal calendar.
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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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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 4 March 2013. Minutes: The minutes of 4 March 2013 were approved as a correct record subject to minute 70 ‘Welcome to New Members’ which should have stated that Penny Burnside and Katie Freeman were to represent Group B. The minutes should therefore read the following:
‘The Chair welcomed Penny Burnside, representing Group B, to her first SACRE meeting and noted that Katie Freeman, representing Group B, had just been appointed. ‘ |
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WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS AND MEMBERSHIP UPDATE The Chair will welcome new members to the forum and provide an update on membership. Minutes: Teresa Griffiths confirmed that this was to be her last SACRE meeting however informed members that she was a member of NATRE (The National Association of Teachers of Religious Education) and that she proposed to seek confirmation from NATRE that Caroline McVicker should be her replacement.
Agreed that Teresa Griffiths would provide confirmation from NATRE to SACRE members regarding the proposal that Caroline McVicker replaces her on this association.
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PROPOSAL TO ELECT A HUMANIST REPRESENTATIVE ONTO GROUP A The RE Advisor will propose to elect a Humanist Representative onto Group A. Minutes: Jonathan Marshall, RE Advisor, advised members that the wording on the agenda for this item was incorrect; as RE Advisor for SACRE he did not have the power to ‘propose’ that a humanist representative be elected onto Group A, this was for the panel to decide. Members were informed that, at the last SACRE meeting, Ben Kerr proposed that he, as a humanist, should be formally elected onto Group A as a voting member instead of being a non-voting co-opted representative for SACRE therefore this item was included onto the agenda for this meeting for discussion.
Members were advised that –
In response to questions raised, Ben Kerr informed the panel that –
Members considered that –
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THE NATIONAL RE PICTURE The RE Advisor will provide a verbal update on the National Association of Standing Advisory Councils on Religious Education (NASACRE) Annual General Meeting and will lead discussions on the ‘state of RE’. Minutes: Jonathan Marshall, RE Advisor, provided members with an update on the National RE Picture as a result of his attendance at the Annual NASACRE meeting.
Members were informed that –
Members raised the following points –
Agreed that –
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ALL PARTY PARLIAMENTARY GROUP ON RE Dr Barbara Wintersgill will provide an update to SACRE on the All Party Parliamentary Group on Religious Education. Minutes: Jonathan Marshall, RE Advisor, informed members that Mrs Wintersgill was unable to attend the meeting due to personal circumstances therefore an update would be provided at the next meeting.
Members were informed that a detailed report had been written in which concerns regarding teacher training and support for teachers of religious education were raised.
Agreed that the ‘All Party Parliamentary Group on RE’ would be added to the agenda for the next scheduled meeting and that a letter would be sent to the local MPs asking them for their views on issues raised within the report. |
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TOWARDS A PLYMOUTH RE SYLLABUS The RE Advisor will provide a verbal update regarding the topic, ‘Towards a Plymouth RE Syllabus’. Minutes: SACRE members were informed that Devon, Plymouth and Torbay had traditionally worked together to produce the agreed RE syllabus however it was recommended that Plymouth should develop its own syllabus to showcase Plymouth’s heritage, diversity and spirituality.
Plymouth was unique in that it had a wide Christian diversity as well as the other major world faiths plus Pagans and other groups.
Agreed that Plymouth would continue to work collaboratively with Torbay and Devon to produce an RE syllabus, however Plymouth would develop a distinct Plymouth dimension to tell the unique story of the city’s diversity of faith. |
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COLLECTIVE WORSHIP RESOURCE - LAUNCH ARRANGEMENTS Liz Hill and Katie Freeman will provide an update on the launch arrangements for the Collective Worship Resource. Minutes: Liz Hill and Katie Freeman provided SACRE with an update on the Collective Worship Resource Launch Arrangements.
Members were informed that –
Members thanked Liz Hill and Katie Freeman for their update.
(Liz Hill and Katie Freeman left the meeting at the end of this item) |
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LOCAL RE UPDATES SACRE members will be provided with Local RE updates. Minutes: Jonathan Marshall, RE Advisor, provided members with an update on local RE updates. |
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REC/ Plymouth Centre For Cultural Diversity (PCFCD) Sponsored RE walk Minutes: Jonathan Marshall, RE Advisor, informed members that the PCFCD sponsored walk was a huge success and money was raised.
Clare Hamon advised members that the walk was a wonderful experience that provided a sense of unity and diversity and an article was included in a local newsletter.
Members were advised that there would be an opportunity for members to go for a walk around Plymouth visiting local places of faith. |
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Faith Diversity DVD Minutes: Members were informed that the faith diversity dvd was aimed at key stage 3 and 4 and should be finalised in the autumn of 2013. |
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Holocaust Memorial Day - Plans for January 2014 Minutes: Members were informed that the Holocaust Memorial Day was scheduled for 27 January 2014 and would be themed around ‘journeys’.
Councillor Mrs Aspinall informed SACRE that full council was due to meet on 27 January 2014 at 2pm. |
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Minutes: Members were informed that the second annual conference for teachers would take place in October 2013. A further update was attached with the SACRE papers for this meeting.
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DATE AND VENUE OF NEXT MEETING The next meeting will be held on 11 November 2013 at a venue to be confirmed.
Minutes: Members were advised that the next SACRE meeting had been scheduled to take place on Monday 11 November 2013 however this was Remembrance Day.
Agreed that the next meeting would take place on Wednesday 13 November 2013, 9.30 – 12.30pm at a venue to be confirmed.
Under this item Helena Mitchell was thanked for her excellent chairing of meetings for the previous two years.
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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. |