The Standing Advisory Council
for Religious Education has the following powers and
duties:
1.
To advise the Borough’s Teachers and the
Manager of the Library Service on the provisions of appropriate
teaching resources in support of the Harrow agreed RE
syllabus.
2.
To assist teachers in RE by devising and making
available to them schemes of work and teaching materials based upon
the Harrow agreed syllabus.
3.
To assist in identifying teachers’ in-service
needs and in conjunction with the Teachers’ Centre and the
Advisory and Inspection Service, to arrange appropriate courses for
teachers.
4.
To make recommendations to the Corporate Director
Children & Families on resources deemed desirable for
implementing and reviewing the agreed syllabus and in furthering
the effectiveness of religious education in Harrow
Schools.
5.
To call a Standing Conference for reviewing the
agreed syllabus of Religious Education from time to
time.
6.
To approve exemptions from Statutory Regulations on
Acts of Worship.
Membership (Total 41
persons)
(1)
Group A - Representatives of
Christian and Other Religious Denominations (22)
(2)
Group B - Representatives of
the Church of England (3)
(3)
Group C - Representatives of
Teachers (6)
(4)
Group D - Representatives of
the Local Education Authority (3 Councillors and a
representative of the Harrow Humanist Association).
(5)
Group E - Co-opted Members
(5)
(6)
Adviser to the Council nominated by the Corporate
Director Children & Families.
Further information is
available on the
SACRE (Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education)
webpage.
