To note the membership of the Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education as follows:
GROUP 1: CHRISTIAN AND OTHER RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS REFLECTINGTHE PRINCIPALRELIGIOUSTRADITIONSOFTHEAREA(13)
1.1 Free Church(4)
Miss Margaret (Maggie) May Paddison – (Baptist) – serves until 31 August 2022
Mrs Gail Spragg (Methodist) – serves until 31 August 2022
Reverend Martin Belgrove (United Reformed Church) – serves until 31 August 2022
Mrs J Wigg (Salvation Army) – serves until 31 August 2023
1.2 RomanCatholic (2)
Mrs F Hawkes – serves until 31 August 2022
Miss S Malone– serves until 31 August 2022
1.3 Buddhism(1)
Mrs C Elapatha – serves until 31 August 2022
1.4 The GreekOrthodoxChurch(1)
Vacancy
1.5 Hinduism(1)
Vacancy
1.6 Islam(1)
MrsN Younosi(GroupConvener/SACREVice-Chair) - serves until 31 August
2021
1.7 Judaism(1)
Vacancy
1.8 Sikhism (1)
Mrs Nasibpal Kaur Cheema – Serves until 31 August 2023
1.9 Baha’i
Mrs J Grant (Baha’i) - serves until 31 August 2021
GROUP2:CHURCH OF ENGLAND(6)
2.1 RochesterDiocesanBoardof Education (3)
Ms N Brownfield – serves until 31 August 2022
Ms C Bostock – serves until 31 August 2022
Mrs J Roddan – serves until 31 August 2023
2.2 CanterburyDiocesanBoardofEducation(3)
Mrs B Naden – serves until 31 August 2022
Rebecca Swansbury – serves until 31 August 2022
MissR Walters- servesuntil31August 2023
GROUP3:TEACHERASSOCIATIONS(5)
(Having regard to localcircumstances)
3.1 National Unionof Teachers (1)
Mr W Chambers - serves until 31 August 2022
3.2 NationalAssociationofSchoolmasters/UnionofWomenTeachers (1)
Ms K Burke - Serves until 31 August 2022 (Group Convenor)
3.3 National Union of Education (1)
Mr John Paul – serves until 31 August 2022
3.4 KentPrimaryHeadTeachersExecutiveKPHE(1)
Mrs Moira Duncombe – serves until 31 August 2023
3.5 KentSecondaryHeadTeachersExecutiveKSHE(1)
Vacancy
3.6 Co-opted Member
MissE Pope
GROUP4:LOCALEDUCATIONAUTHORITY(4)
4.1 Nominees of Conservative Group (3)
MrS Manion(GroupConvener/SACREChairman)- servesuntil31August2021
MrM J Northey- servesuntil31August 2021
Vacancy
4.2 Nomineeof the LiberalDemocrat Group (1)
MrD Daley - servesuntil31August 2023
(Atthispointintime,effortsarebeingmadetofillthesevacanciesthroughcontact with nationaland localbodiesto seek suitablerepresentatives.)
Minutes:
1. The Chairman welcomed Mrs N Kaur-Cheema as the new representative for the Sikhism community, Mrs J Roddan as the new representative for the Rochester Diocesan Board of Education; and Mrs M Duncombe as the new representative of the Kent Primary Head Teachers Executive.
2. The Chairman also welcomed Mrs S Hamilton in her new capacity as the Deputy Cabinet Member for Education and Skills and confirmed that Mr R Long would be attending SACRE on 3 March 2020 to introduce himself in his new role as the appointed Cabinet Member for Education and Skills.
3. It was RESOLVED that Members noted the changes made to the SACRE Membership.