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AT A MEETING of the STANDING ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION held at The Castle, Winchester on Tuesday 1 October 2002.
PRESENT:
S.W. Juniper (Chairman); A. Angiolina; C. Benton; H. Benzie; Miss S. Boothman; D. Bothwell; J. Graham; B. Hay; Miss N. Horrigan; C. Hughes; Mrs J. Lowndes; Mrs J. Murrell; Mrs P.G. Peskett; Rev. G. Rock; Mrs T. Ronane; Mrs S. Thatcher; P. Tipple; Canon J. Turpin.
Also in attendance: Mr D. Powell - Culham Institute, Oxford
22. MINUTES
The Minutes of the meeting held on 18 June 2002 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.
23. CHAIRMAN'S COMMUNICATIONS
The Chairman confirmed the recent appointment of Clive Erriker who will take up the post of County General Inspector (RE) with effect from 1 January 2003.
The Chairman read a letter to Members recently published in the RE News Circular from Alan Brine thanking all his colleagues for their kindness and support over his years working with Hampshire County Council.
24. TEACHER RECRUITMENT
The Council received a presentation by Dick Powell from the RE Teacher Recruitment Initiative (RETRI). RETRI was established about three years ago by Culham Institute, Oxford and is an independent organisation funded by the selling off of church colleges in the late 1970's.
Members received a very full and informative presentation concerning a wide range of topics concerning teacher recruitment.
At the moment approximately 700 PGCE teachers are required to fill all outstanding vacancies nationally within the RE spectrum. Statistics show that the largest increase in RE teachers have tended to appear between 29 and 35 year olds usually looking for a change in career. A number of poster campaigns have been launched to try and entice people into the profession and a comprehensive website is also available via RETRI.
Following discussion, SACRE agreed to establish an ad hoc working group to look at Hampshire's strategies to try and maintain recruitment levels and retention on proper career options for RE. It was agreed that the following people would meet at a mutually convenient time in the near future: Nora Horrigan, Judith Lowndes, Jim Graham, Canon J. Turpin, Tonie Ronane, Hugh Benzie, Colin Benton.
The Chairman thanked Mr Powell on behalf of the Council for his detailed presentation and confirmed that he would report back with the findings of the ad hoc working group in due course.
25. OFSTED FINDINGS ON RE IN HAMPSHIRE SCHOOLS 2001-2002
The Council received a report from the County Education Officer (Item 6(a) in the Minute Book) concerning Ofsted findings on RE in Hampshire Schools.
Members were pleased with the overall progress made and were particularly encouraged to learn that all the special schools inspected had significantly improved
their provision of RE. This appeared to reflect a strong trend towards overall improvement in the provision and quality of RE in Hampshire special schools.
RESOLVED:
That the report be noted.
SACRE Annual Report 2001/02
The Council received a report from the County Education Officer (Item 6(b) in the Minute Book) concerning the SACRE Annual Report 2001/02.
RESOLVED:
That the Annual Report be noted.
24. ITEMS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS
The Chairman asked Members whether there were any items they would like to see on future SACRE agendas.
The following topics were suggested:
- Emotional literacy
- Sex education in primary schools (possible involvement by the Brook
Organisation)
- OFSTED spiritual moral and religious education
25. DATE OF MEETINGS 2003
The dates for SACRE meetings during 2003 were noted as follows:-
Tuesday 11 February
Tuesday 17 June
Tuesday 7 October
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