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Appendix 5

SACRE Development Plan

This SACRE development plan is based upon the SACRE self evaluation carried out in 2004-5. The main points below represent priorities identified for SACRE to effectively carry out its responsibilities in relation to monitoring and providing support for religious education and collective worship and addressing the broader agenda of inclusion and diversity.

1. Action Plan for the development of religious education based on the effective implementation of the agreed syllabus, Living Difference

    Timescale: Phase 1 September 2004-April 2006

    Evidence:

    Set up County development groups to produce units of work for the handbook

    Set up regional development groups to redraft planning to the requirements of the agreed syllabus

    Publish Handbook

    Status: completion April 2006

    Timescale: Phase 2 April 2006 ongoing

    Evidence:

    Set up County Steering Groups (one primary, one secondary) to lead further development

    Set up new regional development groups to extend development across the county

    Status: initiated December 2005

    Financial implications: LA to pay for steering groups; schools to pay for regional development group status

2. Evaluation of the implementation of the agreed syllabus, Living Difference

    Timescale: completion by January 2007

    Evidence:

    Questionnaire to schools (Spring Term 2007)

    Steering groups feedback (Autumn Term 2006)

    Regional development groups survey (Autumn Term 2006)

    Inspectors reports (ongoing scrutiny)

    Ofsted reports (ongoing scrutiny)

    Status: initiated

    Financial implications: LA to pay for questionnaire

3. SACRE monitoring of religious education through school self evaluation of provision.

    Timescale: first reports on self evaluation to be scrutinised by SACRE in the Summer Term 2006, then ongoing

    Evidence: collection of ongoing self evaluation submissions from schools for SACRE scrutiny to be organised and supported by RE inspectors

    Status: to be initiated in January 2006

    Financial implications: none

4. Monitoring of and support for secondary schools failing to meet statutory requirements for RE and collective worship

    Timescale: ongoing from Autumn Term 2006

    Evidence:

    Systematic recognition of secondary schools not meeting statutory requirements through questionnaire to schools in relation to the implementation of Living Difference (Spring 2007)

    Letter to schools offering inspector support (Autumn 2006)

    Ongoing monitoring through SACRE scrutiny of departmental self-evaluation

    Link to partnership with local providers of NQTs (established)

    Status: to be initiated in Summer Term 2006

    Financial implications: none

5. Establishing of a young people's inter-faith forum

    Timescale: January 2006, ongoing monitoring with evaluation of effectiveness in 2009

    Evidence:

    Planning through steering group from January 2006

    Establish partnership with University of Winchester by March 2006

    Bid to NASACRE for initial funding in March 2006

    Forum established by March/April 2006

    Status: research undertaken and planning initiated, coordinator to be appointed, forum to be formed by March/April 2006

    Financial implications: £50,000 over 5 years

6. Development of links with key stakeholders

    Timescale: Spring Term 2006, ongoing

    Evidence:

    One meeting per year to be held at a religious or educational venue, beginning with the Medina Mosque, Southampton in Summer Term 2006

    Speakers to address SACRE on their faith community, beginning with the Muslim community in Southampton in Summer Term 2006

    Speakers to address SACRE on RE in their school and the effectiveness of using the Agreed Syllabus, Living Difference, beginning with Key Stage 1 and 2 teachers in Spring Term 2006

    SACRE to establish a closer relationship with Southampton Council of Faiths

    Status: initiated

    Financial implications: none

7. Induction of new SACRE members

    Timescale: Autumn 2005, ongoing

    Evidence:

    New members sent introductory pack by clerk to SACRE (from Autumn 2005)

    SACRE delegate gives new members induction (from Autumn 2005)

    New members supported at first meeting by experienced SACRE member

    (from Autumn 2005)

    Status: initiated, ongoing monitoring

    Financial implications: none