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About SACRE

What is a SACRE?

The acronym SACRE stands for Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education

Why is there a SACRE?

  • Every local authority must have a SACRE by law.
  • In 1944, local education authorities (LEAs) were given the choice to set up a SACRE.
  • In 1988, all LEAs were required to have a SACRE.
  • It is now the Childrens Services division of the local authority that is responsible for making sure there is a SACRE.

What does a SACRE do?

  • In conjunction with local religious groups, it can create the agreed syllabus for religious education.
  • It must consider applications from a head teacher that the school be released from the requirement for collective worship to be wholly or mainly of a broadly Christian character.
  • It must publish an annual report of its work.

What is a SACREs role?

  • A SACREs role is to advise its local authority on what needs to be done to improve Religious Education, and collective worship for schools in its area.
  • This is because RE is not part of the National Curriculum; it is a local responsibility.

 

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