Archived decisions

Hampshire County Council

SACRE Item 7

6 November 2007

Report on the Monitoring Sub Group

Report of the Director of Children's Services

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Summary

1.1

The report from HMI ( Her Majesty's Inspector) at Ofsted (Office for standards in education) entitled Making Sense of Religious Education was published in July 2007. Members of the monitoring sub group met to discuss the issues in the report and their implications.

1.2

This paper supports the Corporate Strategy (maximising well being) by ensuring children's provision in religious education is secure.

2

Recommendations

a)

That SACRE note the report

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Background

The report from HMI entitled Making Sense of Religious Education was published in July 2007. This was a very significant report in terms of its recommendations and the potential impact on RE nationally. Members of the monitoring sub group met to discuss the issues in the report and their implications. The group noted that a number of the recommendations made by HMI have been addressed in Hampshire through the Agreed Syllabus Living Difference.

A response to the report was compiled and sent to the government minister responsible for religious education, to QCA (Qualifications and Curriculum Authority ) and Ofsted, on behalf of SACRE via the Executive Member for Education. (Appendix 1)

LINK(S) TO CORPORATE STRATEGY

YES

NO

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: