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are archived in reverse date order with the most recent archived items
appearing at the top:
- Celebrating
RE Newsletter: April
NL available
- Bob
Jackson : on multiculturalism on the Ekklesia website - link
- FAO
Chairs
of SACREs: As you are aware, there is widespread concern
that the English Baccalaureate is threatening the future of RE in
schools, albeit unintentionally. Here are two letters that you can
adapt for your local area and add local flavour. One is to secondary
headteachers in your LA, asking them to consider carefully the arrangements
they put into place for next September. The other is to your local
MP. NASACRE wants to support the national lobbying of the DfE to have
the place of RE assured and this is best served by having it in the
Ebacc.
Letter
to your MP - Letter to
HTs
- Position
of RE: A statement in the house by Nick Gibb on the place
of RE - link
- The
NASACRE/Westhill Young Inter-Faith Projects for 2011/12:
The awards for 2011/12 are now open for bidding. For information to
chairs of SACRES, a briefing paper and an application form please
see the projects' pages
- Code
of Conduct: A code of conduct is available in the Exemplar
Docs section of the website which outlines the responsibilities
of the various member groups of SACRE.
- TES
article from NATRE: Research by NATRE, led by Paul Hopkins,
indicates that 30% of schools are already making changes to the curriculum
because of recent government policy - link
- The
NASACRE/Westhill
Young Inter-Faith Projects for 2011/12: The awards for 2011/12
are now open for bidding. For information to chairs of SACRES, a briefing
paper and an application form please see the
projects' pages
- Savage
cuts in ITE: All the UK providers of RE ITE have been cut
by between 40 and 55%
- Whose
RE is it anyway?: A free NASACRE conference to discuss some
of the key issues - download a poster.
- Sad
News : It is with great sadness that we report the death
of Professor Terrence Copley. Terrence made an enormous contribution
to RE and inspired many teachers of RE during his time at York, Exeter
and Oxford.
- New
Year Message: from Prof. Brian Gates chair
of the REC - read
- Lobbying:
It is important that the lobbying on behalf of RE continues. Whilst
in replies to letters the DfE has repeated that statutory and compulsory
nature of RE its place in the EBacc or in the curriculum is still
uncertain. NASACRE urges all chairs of SACREs to write to the SoS
- see Bill's letter for
some ideas.
- Letter
from the chair to the Secretary of State: Raising key issues
and expressing the desire to work together - download
- Advice
to SACREs on accessing LA support: As LAs consider reducing
their budgets, it is important to ensure that decision makers are
aware of what is required to enable LAs to fulfill their statutory
responsibilities effectively - download
- RE
self-evaluation framework: Is now ready to use on
the BetterRE website - link
- Training
Materials for SACREs, NASACRE has produced a support CD as
part of its training for new SACRE members. All SACRES should receive
one complimentary copy and more copies are for sale - more
details and download a flyer
- Congratulations:
To John Keast OBE - more
- A
modern nativity: Rather fun - watch
- White
Paper for Education: The Importance of Teaching is now available.
This is a vital document and we would recommend all those
involved in education read it. A synopsis
is available [from the AREIAC website] but you can also download
the full paper.
The
Chair and executive have responded to the White Paper - download
and urge you to do likewise and encourage teachers to do the same.
There
has also been a statement about
the English Bacc. RE does not appear in the
list of subject for the Humanities option again we urge you to write
to the SoS (govem@parliament.uk) and you MP to lobby about this.
- Celebrating
RE : October Newsletter is ready for download - link
- Celebrating
RE : Competitions section of the Celebrating RE website is
now live - link
- New
Books from Clive Erricker: New books on teaching RE at the
secondary
level and the primary
level (with Judith Lowndes) are now available.
- Resource
: Talking to my Gran about dying, A book for young people:
to engage with adults; to stimulate discussion; share thoughts, ideas
and anxieties to do with death - more
details
- A
new book from Michael Grimmitt: Religious Education and Social
Community Cohesion will be published by McCrimmond in Oct - download
flyer
- ASpeech
by Michael Gove: An important speech by the Minister for
Education giving indication of the way that the wind is blowing -
link
-
Karl D’Cruz - 7.12.43- 10.08.10. It is with great sadness
that we have to announce the death of Karl D’Cruz. Karl was
a very experienced religious educator, a passionate supporter of SACREs,
an active member of AREIAC, and a longstanding member of the NASACRE
Executive.There will be tributes to Karl in the next edition of SACRE
News.
- Humanists
on SACRES: Advice from the executive on this matter - more
- Self-Evaluation
Tool: A new tool, thanks to Deborah Weston and Dave Francis,
is now available on the BetterRE website - link
- 2010
AGM mins: Minutes from the 2010 AGM (unratified) - download
- Levels
exemplification for KS3: Useful new materials for KS3 - link
- Presentation
by Bill Moore and Denise Chaplin at the London and SE SACRE
meeting.
- Transforming
Religious Education. The belated Ofsted report is now out.
Download
the full report.
- Interfaith
week 2010: There will be a second Interfaith week Sunday
21st to Saturday 27th November 2010 - more
- There
is to be a National RE celebration in 2011 - download
a flyer to advertise and/or
a presentation to use with
your SACRE. Visit the website.
- The
Celebrating
RE website is now live suporting the RE festival for
2011 please pass this on via your networks
- Report
on a seminar held by the Inter Faith Network for the UK and the National
Association of SACREs - download
- REsilience
Newsletter : The May [latest] edition can now be downloaded
- New
website : 'Art of Faith' and explores the history of faith
in Norfolk through art and objects. Includes teacher resources, blog,
pledge wall, AV resources and games - link
- RE
for the 2010s: A professional development weekend for teachers
with leading professionals in the RE field FREE to all first time
teacher attenders - for more details see the Culham
website. Please pass this on to any teacher contacts.
- EFTRE
Newsletter: The Spring 2010 newsletter from the European
Forum for Teachers of RE is now available
to download
- REsilience
update: This is an important stage in the development of the project
as a pilot study is presently being carried out in a number of English
schools, in preparation for the roll out in September 2010. Evaluation
of the pilot will help to identify strengths as well as areas which
might need to be refined or improved. All information about REsilience
can now be found on the website
which will include a regular newsletter which will replace updates.
- Grants
of up to £6,000 are available to support a wide variety of local
inter faith activities in a range of community settings, including
innovative new ideas as well as ‘tried and tested’ approaches
- more
- Key
documents for RE: Some key publications have been issued:
- New
Guidance for Religious Education - link
- New
RE Primary programme of learning - link
[note the election has affected this]
- Letter
from schools minister - link
- QCDA
update: Important information from QCDA for all SACREs -
download
-
Materials
used to Teach about World Religions in Schools in England: This
report has now been published - download
-
The
RE Trails website has been launched. This REC
project offers support for developing a trail for learning outside
the classroom - link
-
NASACRE
responds to delay in DCSF announcements about the new RE Guidance
and RE in the new primary curriculum:
- Letter
from Bill Moore (chair) to SoS re: guidance for new curriculum
- download
- Letter
from Bill Moore (chair) regarding working in SoS written
ministerial statement statement - download
- Response
from Alan Clarke (Dep. Director Curriculum Unit) to above
- download
-
The
Autumn 2009 EFTRE newsletter is available for
download from the EFTRE website
for those interested in RE on the European level
-
The
Archbishop of Canterbury hosted an Inter Faith Week
event at Lambeth Palace for faith leaders and Trustees of the
Inter Faith Network at which a joint statement was signed -
link
-
Faiths
in Action, - Grants of up to £6000 available
to support inter faith activity within local communities - download
- link
-
Update
from the QCDA - the Autumn 2009 update from
the newly renamed Qualifications and Curriculum Development
Agency - read
-
Constitutions
and terms of reference - a question was raised to NASACRE about
this issue and here are some of the thoughts of the executive
- read
-
Accord
has today announced the launch of the Accord Award, a prestigious
new prize that recognises the achievements of primary and secondary
schools that celebrate diversity of religious and non-religious
beliefs - link
-
Examination
results for 2009 - RE results
(provisional) are now published these may be useful for your
SACRE reports - more
-
Conference
Keynote by Geoff Teece (University of Birmingham) is
available to download see Events section
for more details.
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A
very interesting new website has launched called 'The Art of
Integration' about Islam in modern Britain - link
-
James
Hemming
Essay Prize - The three winning essays from the 2008
contest are available on the website,
where there is also news of the 2009 competiiton. If you would
like a phamplet with work of the three winners then please contact
pepper@humanism.org.uk
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The
NASACRE AGM 2009 took place on the 4th June -
papers can be found in the events section
-
Faith
to Face - a new network launched by the Tony Blair Faith
Foundation and partnered by Warwick University - more
-
The
latest REC newsletter: is now available information and
updates from around the RE world. Check this out for items for
your next SACRE agenda - link
-
The
JUST1 campaign against world poverty is asking
for schools and SACREs to become involved in the stand up campaign
in October - more
- The
Cambridge Primary Review report on the primary curriculum has now
been published
- Look
at the "Building your SACRE's capacity"
section for details of the recruitment and training programme that
has been set up.
- Interview
with Sadiq Khan MP, about the situation in Gaza by two young Muslims
- link
-
-
Collective
Worship.com a new site commissioned by DCELLS - link
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The
Transforming Lives Project - link
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A
resource from The 3 faiths forum to help understand the current
conflict in Gaza - go
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So
you're joining your local SACRE... A handbook for SACRE members.
The booklet has been rewritten and reprinted - more
-
Briefing
paper on the development of 1/94 update - download
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Report
by Jim Rose on the Primary Curriculum - link
-
The
Faraday Institute for Science and Religion
is an academic research enterprise based at St Edmund's College,
Cambridge. One of our aims is to provide courses on how science
and religion interact - more
information
-
Learning
Outside the classroom (LOtC) quality badge is now on offer
- more
-
In
case you have not already seen it, the Runnymede Trust has today
published the results and conclusions of a two year research study
on faith schools and community cohesion - download
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A
report
on community cohesion from Alan Brine
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The
Religious Education Council is starting an e-bulletin
if you would like to receive this please send contact details to
bulletin@religiouseducationcouncil.org
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James
Hemming Essay Prize for AS/A2 students promoted by the
BHA - link
-
EFTRE
Newsletter: RE news from the European scene - download
-
Conferences
for Primary Schools are taking place in Lancashire in January
-
QCA
update on RE: Autumn 2008 - download
-
 REC
leaflet : A new leaflet promoting RE can be downloaded
from this link.
Multiple printed copies of the leaflet are available free of charge
to individuals and organisations who can make use of them in helping
to increase public understanding of the nature and value of religious
education. To place an order, please email your request to info@religiouseducationcouncil.org
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Reports
from the YPFF projects from Lewisham and Hampshire are in the projects
section. Have a read and consider your own possible project.
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The
excellent Shap working party calendar of religious festivals and
dates is now availble - must for the office or the home. See www.shap.org
for more details
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Annual
Subscriptions for 2008/9 - more
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See
the SACRE agenda section for Notes
on Community Cohesion from
Denise Chaplin
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Right
Here Right Now will help support schools in the effective
teaching of human rights, including the UN Convention on the Rights
of the Child, within Key Stage 3 citizenship - link
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Check
the new networks' page for access to the London
network and news of some new networks.
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Presentation
from Alveena Malik from iCoCo given at Islam Expo to Muslim SACRE
members available for download
along with other materials from the Expo.
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Presentation
from Denise Chaplin on the development of 1/94 available for download
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A
new free CD-ROM resource, "Jewish
way of life" has been launched. For more details,
for support materials and to order your copy of the resource see
www.jwol.org.uk
- A
new website Bishops in Action has been launched by
the Church of England to coincide with the 2008 Lambeth conference
- website
- AGM
2008: Held on Thursday 8th May - papers in the events
section of the website
- Inter-Faith
dialogue by e-mail? A new book by Jackson, Ipgrave and McKenna
as part of the REDCo
project - more
- NASACRE's
responce to the DCLG's face-to-face consultation - download
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The
BBC has reported on The Runnymede Trust's interim
findings from a consultation on the establishment
of community cohesion in particular areas of the country
and what the phrase and its impact mean to the people
in these areas. See the BBC
article. and the link
to the trust’s interim report can be located
below. This interim report by Professor Audrey Osler
presents some initial observations from the faith
schools and community cohesion project. It draws upon
a series of community consultation workshops that
took place with local stakeholders around the country
in summer 2007. The report highlights shared challenges
as well as diverse and particular responses to ways
in which a school system that includes faith schools
successfully prepares young people for living in a
multicultural society.
- Two
new documents from QCA: A new
reporting format for SACREs and guidance
for ASC conferences.
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The
Information booklet "All about NASACRE" has been electronicised
- download
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Teachers'
TV programme: The big debate. An interesting programme on the place
of religion in school 'starring' Richard Dawkins and Barry Sherman
- link
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Article
on RE in the Independent, Jan 11th "Keeping the faith"
- link
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You
might find, in light of current developments, access to Ciricular
1/94 useful; you can find it here
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The
Watson report on Humanism in SACREs and ASCs - download
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Some
key reports have been published:
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News
from the interfaith network - view
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Over
the summer, the officers have drafted a response to the HMI long
Report on RE - for this statement please see the Autumn
2007 newsletter p.4
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NASACRE's
response to the Community
Cohesion Consultation
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A
statement from QCA
on the reorganisation on their website
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The
Haringey-Hounslow Project - Report on a pilot project on the use
of the AREIAC RE subject self-evaluation framework ©Denise
Chaplin 2007 - click
here [228kb]
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Check
the REC
website for news of the Strategy Proposals
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A
DfES consultation on Community Cohesion has been published which
SACREs might like to respond to - guidance
- responce
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