The SACRE Committee Membership
A Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE) is set up to represent a balance of all the interests of the local community.
The County Council is responsible for constituting SACRE and for appointing the members other than co-opted members. The legal requirements for a SACRE are that four groups, also defined as committees, should be appointed. The current appointment of Staffordshire County Council’s SACRE is as follows:
1. Committee A - Christian and other Religious Denominations (reflecting the diversity of the various faith communities in the locality):
- Free Church - 2 Representatives
- Muslim - 1 Representative
- Catholic - 2 Representatives
- Hindu - 1 Representative
- Quakers - 1 Representative
- Humanist - 1 Representative
- Baha’i - 1 Representative
2. Committee B - The Church of England
3. Committee C - Teacher and Head Teacher Associations
4. Committee D - Staffordshire County Council elected members
The total membership of SACRE will be 34. Membership of the SACRE is for a five-year period. Meetings take place three times a year (once a term) on a Wednesday afternoon at the County Buildings, Stafford, starting at 2.00pm and generally lasting no more than two hours.
Further details of meetings, and agendas are available on the Committee details page. For further details of the committee membership, visit moderngov.
Joining the Staffordshire SACRE
The Staffordshire SACRE is open to representatives from various groups, including those listed above.
Members are nominated to be appointed to the SACRE by the leaders of the faiths they represent.
Current Vacancies
The Staffordshire SACRE has a number of vacancies, listed below:
- Free Church - 2 Seats
- Muslim - 1 Seat
- Sikh - 2 Seats
- Hindu - 1 Seat
- Jewish - 1 Seat
- Salvation Army - 1 Seat
- Buddhist - 1 Seat
- Teacher and Head Teacher Association - 1 Seat
For further information about the work of Staffordshire SACRE or if you are interested in joining the committee, you can view our handbook.