Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education
Last updated: 27/07/2012
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Standing Advisory Councils on Religious
Education known as SACREs are responsible for advising local
authorities on RE and collective worship. There are more than
a hundred SACREs in England and Wales, each composed of four
representative groups (or three in Wales): Christian and other
religious denominations; the Church of England (except Wales),
teachers' associations and elected councillors.
The
Cornwall SACRE Constitution carry out a range of
responsibilities, from providing support to implementing the agreed
syllabus to monitoring local schools' Ofsted inspection reports on
RE. We are required to publish an annual report that we send
to the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA), who in turn,
publish a report that provides an overall picture of the work of
SACREs nationally.
As well as providing advice, a SACRE has the responsibility
to:
- Decide whether the LA's agreed syllabus for RE needs to be
reviewed and, if so, require them to do so;
- Provide advice to the LA on collective worship in its schools
(although not in the case of voluntary aided or controlled
schools); and
- Consider any request from headteachers to hold collective
worship that is not of a broadly Christian character.
SACRE's agendas and minutes
If you would like to view SACRE's agenda and minutes from
meetings please use the following link to the Committee details
for SACRE