Hampshire County Council

SACRE Item 6

5 June 2007

Report on the development of RE and the Humanities at Park Community School

Report of the Director of Children's Services

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An oral report will be made at the meeting summarising the way in which the agreed syllabus for Hampshire, Living Difference, has been developed within Park Community school.

This paper supports the Corporate Strategy (maximising well being) by ensuring effective RE within the curriculum.

Recommendations

a) That SACRE notes the report and commends the innovative use of the agreed syllabus methodology in Park Community School.

Background

Park Community school's Values Education project that addresses citizenship and social, moral, spiritual and cultural education has embraced the methodology for teaching and learning from the agreed syllabus, Living Difference and applied it to the approaches to a whole school programme.

This oral report explains to SACRE how Park Community School has set about planning and teaching with a concept led, enquiry approach and shares its impact on pupils' learning.

This approach provides a useful model for other schools .

LINK(S) TO CORPORATE STRATEGY

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Hampshire safer and more secure for all

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Maximising well-being

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Enhancing our quality of place

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This proposal does not link to the Corporate Strategy but, nevertheless, requires a decision because:

Section 100 D - Local Government Act 1972 - background documents

The following documents disclose facts or matters on which this report or an important part of it, is based and has been relied upon to a material extent in the preparation of this report.

NB The list excludes:

1. Published works

2. Documents which disclose exempt or confidential information as defined in the Act.