The SACRE sends a report to the QCDA every year.  The most recent report for the Year 2010 can be downloaded from the Annual Reports menu on the left.

The SACRE meets three times a year, usually at County Hall. For the Academic Year 2011/12 the Chair is Mr D Sharpe and the Vice-Chair is Mrs D Hardy, who were elected at the meeting on 6^th October 2011.

SACRE comprises representatives from:

For further information about SACRE please contact:

David Herd
Children and Young People’s Service
County Hall,
Glenfield,
Leicester,
LE3 8RF
Tel: 0116 3056459
Email: david.herd@leics.gov.uk

Every LA is required by law to have a SACRE.  The origins of SACREs go back to the Education Act 1944, but the Education Reform Act 1988 and the Education Act 1996 strengthened the place of the SACRE in LAs.

The function of a SACRE is to support and advise the LA upon matters connected with collective worship in community schools and in foundation schools which do not have a religious character, and the religious education to be given in accordance with an agreed syllabus.

The promotion of Community Cohesion lies at the heart of the Agreed Syllabus through explicit specification content and potential learning opportunities.  For more information on how schools can be supported with their requirements around promoting Community Cohesion, go to the  Community Cohesion in Schools page.

The Syllabus is designed to develop pupils’ awareness of the religious diversity that surrounds them, recognising and appreciating different religions, beliefs, ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds.  Students are required to explore questions about the ultimate meaning and purpose of life, beliefs about God and self and consider issues such as justice, human rights, belonging, identity, interfaith dialogue and discrimination locally, nationally and globally.

The Agreed Syllabus sets out what should be taught to students and the standards expected at each Key Stage. There is a requirement to study different traditions enabling pupils to acknowledge the diversity of opinion and practices and to understand others.

The syllabus content requires students to develop skills of participation and to make informed evaluations concerning contemporary issues both nationally and globally.

Learning will be naturally enriched through fieldwork, visits to different places of worship and interaction with members of different beliefs and communities.