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Declarations of Interest Minutes: There were no declarations of interest recorded. |
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To receive the minutes from the previous meeting PDF 158 KB Minutes: The minutes of the meeting of the Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education dated 5th November 2015 were confirmed and signedby the Chairman.
In doing so, the following points were noted:
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Updates from last meeting |
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Monitoring the impact of Welsh Baccalaureate on RE PDF 87 KB Minutes: Members were advised of the responses from schools regarding the implementation of the Welsh Baccalaureate on RE. In doing so the following points were noted:
From September 2015 all students would study RS Full Course which means that time has been gained due to the introduction of the Welsh Baccalaureate.
Pupils who did not choose RE at Key Stage 4 study some RE via the Welsh Baccalaureate which is taught by form tutors. However, this situation creates difficulty in monitoring the RE skills being covered.
All pupils would continue to do full course RS, however teaching time had been reduced at Key Stage 4 from four hours a fortnight, to three hours a fortnight teaching although this was not due to the Welsh Baccalaureate.
There was no impact from the Welsh Baccalaureate impact this year. RS Full Course continued to be taught to higher sets; three sets in Yr 11 and two sets in Yr 10, sitting a Short Course exam at the end of Yr 10, then topping it up with a second at the end of Yr 11; but with only a single hour per week to achieve this - but results were good. Lower sets did a single Short Course in one hour a week across the two years. The Welsh Baccalaureate co-ordinator had only recently returned from maternity leave, next year may prove different.
Members of the group felt that schools would suffer by not having an RS qualification and the issue should be raised with WJEC and Welsh Government. We heard that other SACREs had received the same kind of responses. There was concern that the Welsh Baccalaureate would see RS being cut and may make the full course optional. Suggestion was made that RE should be made a statutory examination. It was recommended that a letter be sent to WASACRE to highlight the reflections and to advise the next steps.
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To receive and approve the SACRE Annual Report 2014-2015 PDF 304 KB Minutes: Members received the Annual Report and were advised to forward any comments to the RE Consultant by Friday 27th November 2015.
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Minutes: Members received detail of a presentation made to WASACRE, and were advised to consider the detail as an opportunity for SACRE representatives across Wales to share ideas regarding good practice.
It was agreed that Members should take some time to consider the ideas and that they would be brought to future meetings for further discussion.
It was noted that an area to consider would be suggestions on encouraging non-conformists to join SACRE.
It was agreed that point 1 – How can members contribute to the work of SACREs would be added to the next agenda.
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Review of Non-Maintained Setting Provision of RE PDF 190 KB Minutes: Members received a presentation of the RE provision at non-maintained settings across Monmouthshire. In doing so the following points were noted:
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To receive inspection reports summary and self-evaluation PDF 63 KB · Undy Primary – inspection summary and self-evaluation · Castle Park Primary – inspection summary and self-evaluation · Pembroke Primary – inspection summary · Trellech Primary – inspection summary · Mounton House – inspection summary · Bluebell – inspection summary Additional documents:
Minutes: We received a summary of inspection report and self-evaluations from the following schools:
We were informed that King Henry VIII self-evaluation would be discussed at the next meeting
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Curriculum Review Update PDF 180 KB · To consider letter from Huw Lewis regarding future status of RE · To consider further developments in the review and new curriculum design – A Curriculum for Wales – a curriculum for life Additional documents: Minutes: Members discussed the letter of response received by WASACRE regarding the changes in the curriculum. In doing so we noted the following;
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To receive for information Cytun Policy Bulletin Nov 2015 PDF 757 KB Minutes: Members received the November Cyton Policy Bulletin for information. Members agreed it would be useful to receive regular updates, particularly regarding Afghan interpreters as Monmouthshire had been offered as a welcome place.
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· To receive and note minutes from the last WASACRE meeting 25th June 2015 · To note dates of future WASACRE meetings Minutes: Members received, for information, the minutes from the WASACRE meeting held on 25th June 2015. In doing so the following points were noted:
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To note the details of the Holocaust Memorial Day 2016 PDF 66 KB Minutes: Members noted that the Holocaust Memorial Day would be held on 27th January 2016. Further information about the theme and free educational resources, including material suitable for primary to post 16 students, was available online at http://education.hmd.org.uk.
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SACRE News Bulletin PDF 445 KB · To receive copy of Autumn 2015 News Bulletin · Information briefings from members for inclusion in the next SACRE News Bulletin Minutes: Members received the SACRE News Bulletin for information, and were invited to share briefings for inclusion in the next bulletin.
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To note the date and time of future meetings: · Friday 11th March 2016 · Friday 10th June 2016 Minutes: We agreed that the next meetings of the Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education would be held at Innovation House, Magor (subject to availability) at 1.30pm on the following dates:
Friday 11th March 2016 Friday 10th June 2016 |