Agenda item
Actions from the Previous Meeting
SACRE: Actions from meeting held 17th March 2016
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No. |
Ref. |
ACTION |
Person Responsible |
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1. |
3.16 |
Rutland SACRE Annual Report 2014/15 Appendix A to be updated with correct meeting dates and attendees |
Miss Waller & Miss Narey |
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2. |
4.1 |
Miss Narey would contact Carol Snell for a contact name at Rutland NUT so Miss Waller could send a request for representation. |
Miss Narey & Miss Waller |
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3. |
4.2 |
Miss Waller would send the draft letter to Lord Nash to attendees for comments/feedback |
Miss Waller |
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4. |
4.4 |
Dr Sharif would send the survey results to Miss Narey for inclusion in the minutes.
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Dr Sharif |
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5. |
4.5 |
Dr Sharif would notify Mr Sharpe which GCSE boards Casterton College and Rutland County College used. |
Dr Sharif |
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6. |
4.9 |
Miss Waller would speak to Carl Smith and/or Neil Rawes regarding presenting the SACRE Annual Report to the RCC People (Children) Scrutiny Panel meeting at 7.00 p.m. on the 28th April 2016 Mr Menzies would speak to Harington School regarding 2 pupils attending the RCC People (Children) Scrutiny Panel meeting at 7.00 p.m. on the 28th April 2016 |
Miss Waller & Mr Menzies |
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7. |
4.10 |
Miss Waller would draft a paragraph from the letter by Lord Nash and send to Miss Narey for inclusion in the Annual Report. |
Miss Waller |
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8. |
4.11 |
Ms Walker and Mrs Davis would produce details of the ways primary and secondary schools approach collective worship for discussion at the next meeting |
Ms Walker & Mrs Davis |
Minutes:
1. Appendix A of the Rutland SACRE Annual Report 2014/2015 had been updated, corrected and presented to the Children’s Scrutiny Panel on 28th April 2016.
2. Carol Snell confirmed that the Rutland Branch of the NUT has been disbanded.
AGREED:
- Mrs Snodin to contact Leicestershire NUT to find out who is the designated NUT representative for Rutland and to invite them to future SACRE meetings.
ACTION: Mrs Snodin
Agenda Item 12 was discussed at Miss Waller’s request to tie in with Action No 3
3. Miss Waller reported she had written to Lord Nash in March 2016 and that he had responded on 22 April 2016, a copy of which had been circulated, Miss Waller was pleased to see that the Government did not have any plans to remove the duty on local authorities to establish a SACRE. However, as the majority of Rutland Schools now have academy status, the group debated the point of SACRE given that academies do not have to follow the approved local syllabus. The point was made that Rutland is likely to be the first county to be all Academy and therefore the first SACRE in this position though Mr Sharpe commented there were likely to be other counties in a similar situation. Miss Waller said this was a good point and that she would look into which other local authorities are Academised. Miss Waller further suggested that we wait until the dust has settled and we know who the new Ministerial team would be, and if it were not Lord Nash she would write to the new incumbent. Also a new Chief Inspector of Schools is due in post in January 2017 which may impact on the current Contract. Mr Sharpe said we should review whether it was a good idea to write to the HMCIS at the next meeting. In the meantime Miss Waller would draft a new letter in anticipation of a new Minister of State for Education.
AGREED:
1. Miss Waller would make enquiries regarding which other local authorities are academised.
2. Miss Waller to draft a letter in anticipation of the current administration being replaced when the new Prime Minister takes Office.
ACTION: Miss Waller
Agenda Item 7 was discussed to tie in with Action No. 4
4. The results of the school survey had been circulated prior to the meeting. Responses had been received from 7 schools and feedback was positive although no secondary schools had responded. There was discussion about how to take these results forward. All responders requested training and support in assessment in Religious Education. Ms Katy Walker has asked the Diocese to do some work on assessment. Should SACRE be providing training? Mrs Crellin felt SACRE’s role was signposting rather than provider though this is clearly where the need is. Miss Waller said she would contact Francis or Miranda from the Diocese about training. Dr Sharif was tasked with setting up an initial networking meeting for late September for RE teachers and Miss Waller said she would contact Ms Katy Walker and liaise with Dr Sharif.
AGREED:
1) Miss Waller to contact the Diocese about training for RE Teachers
2) Dr Sharif to set up initial networking meeting
3) Miss Waller to contact Ms Katy Walker and liaise with Dr Sharif regarding the content of the networking meeting
ACTION: Miss Gail Waller
Dr Rashida Sharif
5. Completed
6. Mrs Megan Davies presented the SACRE Annual Report to the RCC Children’s Scrutiny Panel on 28th April together with two students from Harington School. Miss Waller said Mrs Davies and the students did a brilliant job and this format really worked. The Scrutiny Panel supported the Annual Report.
7. Completed
8. See Agenda Item 6