Agenda item

Report of the Director of Children and Adults Services

The Director of Children and Adult Services submitted a report (previously circulated) to provide feedback and analysis of a survey carried out with all schools aimed at collating information on the teaching of religious education within schools; use of the Locally Agreed Syllabus; and information on the daily Act of Collective Worship and withdrawal from collective worship. 

Analysis of the returned questionnaires were appended to the submitted report.

Discussion ensued on how the Agreed Syllabus was driving the curriculum within primary and secondary schools within the borough; ways in which schools can facilitate faith groups within their teachings of religious education; the impact of the new Ofsted guidance in relation to GCSE/A Level examinations and understanding of RE literacy; and ways to translate worldviews in to the classroom.

IT WAS AGREED – That Members note the feedback from the survey.