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 M Paddison – (Baptist) – serves until 31 August 2022
Mrs G Spragg (Methodist) – serves until 31 August 2022
Reverend M Belgrove (United Reformed Church) – serves until 31 August 2022
Mrs J Wigg (Salvation Army) – serves until 31 August 2023
1.2 RomanCatholic (2)
Ms 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)
Mrs A Goldstein - serves until 31 August 2024
1.8 Sikhism (1)
Mrs Nasib 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
Miss 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
Mrs R 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 J Paul – serves until 31 August 2022
3.4 KentPrimaryHeadTeachersExecutiveKPHE(1)
Mrs M Duncombe – serves until 31 August 2023
3.5 KentSecondaryHeadTeachersExecutiveKSHE(1) Vacancy
3.6 Co-opted Member
MissE Pope – serves until 31 August 2021
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
(Effortsarebeingmadetofillthesevacanciesthroughcontact with nationaland localbodiesto seek suitablerepresentatives.)
Minutes:
The Chairman thanked Mr Northey, noting that he was not standing for election as a Kent County Councillor again. Ms Smith-Orr also thanked Mr Northey for all his support and hard work with SACRE.
Mr Paul explained that the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) and the National Union of Teachers (NUT) no longer existed as they merged into the National Education Union (NEU).
RESOLVED that the membership be noted.