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Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES

Minutes:

Apologieswere received from Mrs. K Walker, Mr. A Menzies, Revd. RWatts, Mrs. L Stephenson and Ms. G Curtis

 

2.

RECORD OF MEETING pdf icon PDF 264 KB

To confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Rutland SACRE held on 12 January 2021.

Minutes:

The record of the meetingofthe Rutland Standing AdvisoryCouncil on Religious Education(SACRE) held on 12th January 2021 were confirmed asa correctrecord.

 

3.

ACTIONS FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING

Minutes:

Mrs. Fitton, Revd. P Holmes and Mr. Hull confirmed that they had sent the notes/reading list to Governance for distribution but were not aware that they had been circulated.  It was agreed that Mrs. Fitton, Revd. P Holmes and Mr. Hull would re-send their notes/reading lists to Governance for distribution.

ACTION: Mrs. Fitton & Mr. Hull & Revd. P Holmes

It was also agreed that Governance would send Mrs. Fitton’s email address to Mr. Hull and investigate if the reading list could be published on the SACRE website.

ACTION: Governance

 

The remaining actions from the previous meeting were included for discussion on the agenda.

 

4.

ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20

To confirm circulation of this report.

Minutes:

Thefinal version of theRutland SACREAnnual Report2019/20 had been agreed to be sent to NASACRE.  However, Governance could not confirm if this had been done or that it had been placed on the Forward Plan for presentation at a meeting of the Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee as the former clerk had left the local authority.

5.

ANNUAL REPORT 2020/21

To agree responsibility for production of this report.

Minutes:

It was agreed that Cllr Powell would write the introduction to this year’s annual report, whilst Ms. Papworth and Mrs. Fitton compiled the draft report ready for review/approval at the next meeting.

AGENDA

 

6.

DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2020-22 pdf icon PDF 327 KB

For Members to review the Development Plan 2020-22.

Minutes:

It was noted that the development plan sent with the agenda was not the current version.

The correct version was detailed in the Annual Report – appendix D – and it was agreed that Governance would circulate this with the minutes.

ACTION: Governance

 

7.

UPDATE ON RE AND OFSTED

Minutes:

Ms. Papworth informed the group that full Ofsted reports were not produced during the pandemic.  Instead three monitoring reports had been completed for schools in Rutland.

 

a)    Brooke Hill Academy – ‘Pupils are learning all the subjects in the school’s usual curriculum’

b)    Catmose College – ‘Pupils in Years 7 to 9 are studying the same range of subjects as in March’ and more time had been allocated to personal, social, health and economic education and ‘This has allowed pupils to share their experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic’.

c)    WhissendineCofE Primary School – ‘Pupils continue to study all subjects in the wider curriculum’.

 

The conclusion identified from the monitoring reports was that RE was still being taught but there was no judgement made regarding the quality of the subject.

 

It was confirmed that Ofsted would return to undertaking full inspections in May 2021 and that Mrs. Fitton would be investigating what a ‘deep dive’ into RE entailed.

 

8.

UPDATE ON TRAINING AND NETWORK MEETINGS

Minutes:

The next network meeting would be held virtually via Zoom after the next half term break. 

It was agreed that Mrs. Fitton would send the meeting details/zoom link to Governance and Ms Papworth for distribution to members.

ACTION: Mrs. Fitton

 

9.

MONITORING OF RE IN SCHOOLS pdf icon PDF 258 KB

Minutes:

It was confirmed that the monitoring of RE in schools had been completed and that it had been very interesting to discover what schools were doing.  It was agreed that the subject matter needed to be tailored to the needs of each individual school e.g. a personalized curriculum rather than a generalized curriculum for all schools.

 

Mrs. Davis stated that all the trust’s RE leads worked together to compile a curriculum plan using the agreed syllabus which was then adapted by each individual school to suit their own requirements.  The method enabled schools to plan and support each other with different areas of expertise.

 

It was agreed that Ms. Papworth would contact schools to determine what RE training was undertaken and what RE training was required. 

ACTION: Ms. Papworth

 

10.

AGREED SYLLABUS FROM SEPTEMBER 2023 pdf icon PDF 316 KB

Discussion on whether Rutland SACRE is in favour of a proposed change of title to “RE and Worldviews” and plans for producing an agreed syllabus.

Minutes:

It was reported that working with other authorities has been beneficial in previous years as it had enabled expertise to be shared and greater knowledge gained.

 

A discussion was had to identify the difference between that titles ‘Religions and World Views’ and ‘Religion and World Views’ and as to which title should be used in the agreed syllabus.

 

The previous methodology was that pupils were taught about various religions, but this way of teaching would be changing as it was not inclusive and more indoctrinating.  It was agreed that RE was an educational subject and was about informing and not indoctrinating so the title should be ‘Religion and World Views’.

 

It was agreed that Mrs. Fitton and Ms. Papworth would work with Peterborough and Cambridgeshire Local Authorities to produce a new syllabus and draft an action plan with timelines as to what needed doing and when for review at the next meeting.

ACTION: Mrs. Fitton and Ms. Papworth

AGENDA

It was also agreed that Revd. McWhirter give an update regarding the syllabus at the next meeting.

ACTION: Revd. McWhirter

AGENDA

 

11.

NASACRE ANNUAL CONFERENCE

To discuss attendance at the NASCRE Annual Conference on 24 May 2021.

Minutes:

Governance reported that the 2021 annual NASACRE conference and AGM would be held virtually via Zoom on Monday 24th May. The theme for the conference would be ‘Authority in RE’ and that the conference would run from 09:45 - 16:00 (with several little breaks).  

 

Costs were confirmed as £30 for 1 delegate and £40 for 2 delegates. It was agreed that Cllr Powell and Revd. J McWhirter would attend the annual conference.  Governance to make the arrangements.

ACTION: Governance

 

12.

ANY URGENT BUSINESS

Minutes:

It was confirmed that no message(s) of support had been sent from SACRE to schools during the pandemic but Ms. Papworth confirmed that general questions/offers of support had been sent to all schools on a regular basis from School Improvement during lockdown.

 

13.

DATE OF NEXT MEETING

The dates of future meetings will be advised in due course, after approval of the Programme of Meetings at Annual Council.

Minutes:

The date of the next meeting would be confirmed at Annual Council on the 10 May 2021

 

14.

Summary of Actions

Minutes:

No.

Ref.

Action

Person

1.     

3

Mrs. Fitton, Revd. P Holmes and Mr. Hull confirmed that they had sent the notes/reading list to Governance for distribution but were not aware that they had been circulated.  It was agreed that Mrs. Fitton, Revd. P Holmes and Mr. Hull would re-send their notes/reading lists to Governance for distribution.

Mrs. Fitton & Mr. Hull & Revd. P Holmes

2.     

3

It was also agreed that Governance would send Mrs. Fitton’s email address to Mr. Hull and investigate if the reading list could be published on the SACRE website.

Governance

3.     

6

It was noted that the development plan sent with the agenda was not the current version.

The correct version was detailed in the Annual Report – appendix D – and it was agreed that Governance would circulate this with the minutes.

Governance

4.     

8

The next network meeting would be held virtually via Zoom after the next half term break. 

It was agreed that Mrs. Fitton would send the meeting details/zoom link to Governance and Ms Papworth for distribution to members.

 

Mrs Fitton

5.     

9

It was agreed that Ms. Papworth would contact schools to determine what RE training was undertaken and what RE training was required. 

Ms Papworth

6.     

10

It was agreed that Mrs. Fitton and Ms. Papworth would work with Peterborough and Cambridgeshire Local Authorities to produce a new syllabus and draft an action plan with timelines as to what needed doing and when for review at the next meeting.

Mrs. Fitton and Ms. Papworth

7.     

10

It was also agreed that Revd. McWhirter give an update regarding the syllabus at the next meeting.

Revd. McWhirter

8.     

11

It was agreed that Cllr Powell and Revd. J McWhirter would attend the annual conference.  Governance to make the arrangements.

 

Governance