Agenda item

Hub Update

·         Guidance material- distribution details.

Minutes:

 Karen Butler (Vice Chair) outlined the above titled item. Members were updated that there had been a good Hub meeting at Wokingham and that there had been a focus in keeping the Crossing The Bridges directory up to date. Anne Andrews highlighted that there had been progress around the Westhill Bid and funding and that there would need to be a dedicated individual who would be able to check and amend the Crossing the Bridges Directory accordingly. Members discussed that it would be most beneficial to have a SACRE member volunteer and dedicate time to the updating of the directory. Members were invited to volunteer or inform the Chair of their availability to volunteer. The Forum were informed that the outcome of the Westhill project would not be confirmed until June and that if successful, the available monies would not be available until later this year. 

 

It was highlighted that there was a need to find more places of worship to be included as part of the Agreed Syllabus Guidance and materials for practitioners. Anne Andrews stated that she had met with David Reece and that it was agreed that the guidance would need professional input and further work. The Forum were told that samples had been produced by teachers with outcomes at the last RE Network Meeting and that KS1 guidance on Christianity for the syllabus was not available as of yet.

 

ACTION: That Anne Andrews circulates the EYFS materials to the SACRE group.

 

Karen Butler informed the Forum that there had been collaborative work carried out in relation to bringing interfaith groups together by SACRE groups across Berkshire. Members were asked where the syllabus guidance should be hosted and it was agreed that the guidance should be held centrally and electronically where it could be accessed easily. Anne Andrews informed the Forum that she would take issue this forward. Members were reminded that the maximum amount for the Westhill bid application was £4000. Karen Butler queried whether the Hub would be able to be fully funded but it was felt that there was information to be shared and that this was useful for all local SACREs. The Chair agreed that collaborative working could produce many useful documents. Anne Andrews commented that if the Westhill bid proposal was unsuccessful RBWM would need to allocate funds for the development of more guidance materials. Members were informed that currently the guidance material was incomplete and that more work was needed.

 

The Forum were told that the next Hub meeting would be held on the 13th May 2019 at Wokingham Borough Council and that the NASACRE meeting would be held the following week.

 

ACTION: To add an agenda item- Hub meeting update for the next SACRE meeting.

 

Barbara Meaney queried whether the Hub could host the guidance and syllabus materials on their own dedicated website but there were concerns about the lifespan of the Hub. Members discussed a possible Autumn Conference. This had been successful in the past but that there were cost concerns. It was noted that each SACRE had had to cover the costs of four delegates, at a cost of £35 per head and that previously Jan Lever had organised this event and was no longer available to do this. Members felt that the Autumn conference would be ambitious and would be difficult to deliver in terms of cost and resources.

 

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