Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE)

Every council is required by law to have a Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE).

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the SACRE are to:

review the locally agreed syllabus every 5 years, decide if it needs to be revised and undertake any revision
advise on religious education, making sure it is provided in line with the syllabus
monitor the provision and quality of religious education taught, together with the overall effectiveness of the syllabus
provide advice and support on the effective teaching of religious education in accordance with the local agreed syllabus
advise on maintaining the quality and standards of religious education
advise schools on methods of teaching the agreed syllabus, including the choice of teaching materials
decide whether the agreed syllabus for religious education needs to be reviewed and instruct that this is completed
publish an annual report on its activities
advise on collective worship in schools (this does not include voluntary aided or voluntary controlled schools)
consider requests from head teachers to hold collective worship that is not of a broadly Christian character
advise on matters relating to training for teachers in religious education and collective worship

You can view the Bournemouth and Poole locally agreed syllabus as well as the SACRE constitutions for Bournemouth and Poole below.