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There is no summary of this meeting yet. One is written once the council publishes the minutes. The agenda and papers are below.
Donna Graves advised the Committee that Councillor Ernie Galsworthy was no longer the Chair for SACRE, she wished to express her thanks and gratitude for the work, energy, effort and contribution he made a during his time as Chair. Committee Members added their best wishes to Councillor E Galsworthy. Expressions of interest and/or nominations were sought from Committee Members. Nominations were received for Councillor Michelle Jones and Councillor David Hughes. The Committee then voted on the nominations received and Councillor Michelle Jones was elected as Chair.
The Chair requested apologies for absence to be recorded for Rev. M Prevett.
No declarations of interest were received.
Andrea May raised the matter of the constitution update and the changes made regarding a humanist representative, and asked for clarity on whether this would need to go through the AGM in the Autumn Term. D Graves confirmed that these changes would go to AGM for the Terms of Reference to be updated.
D Graves advised Committee that Janine Brill retired in the Summer and wished to express the Committee’s thanks for her commitment to the SACRE Membership. D Graves noted that due to non-attendance Andrew Chyba (Humanist Representative) had not yet formally been introduced to the Committee.
The Minutes of the Meeting held on Tuesday, 1st February 2022 were accepted as a true record.
The Chair advised there were no matters arising.
D Graves provided Committee with a powerpoint presentation detailing the updates. No questions were raised by Committee.
D Graves provided an update to Committee on the meeting with Estyn with particular emphasis on compliance and statutory responsibilities for RVE. A May provided Committee with information from a Local Authority perspective on compliance and statutory responsibilities.
D Graves shared the WASACRE Professional Learning Presentation with Committee whilst providing background information on the modules on offers. Committee Members sought further clarity on how the training will be delivered and implemented.
The Minutes of the meeting held on 6th April 2022 were accepted as a true record.
D Graves detailed the nominations received to Committee and explained the voting process.
The Chair advised that following the vote, Mr Edward Evans received Committee’s vote for Vice Chair.
D Graves advised that the following nominations had been received for the three positions on the Executive Committee of WASACRE. · Vicky Barlow · Edward John Evans · Councillor Dr Louise Brown · Mathew Maidment · Marged Williams The Chair advised that following the vote, the following three nominations received Committee’s vote: · Vicky Barlow · Edward John Evans · Mathew Maidment
D Graves advised Committee that Post 16 in the new curriculum in Wales was going to be 2022 rollout, but this has been amended following discussion with Welsh Government back to 2027. A May sought clarity on the position with regard to Merthyr Tydfil and whether this would need to be included in the Agreed Syllabus discussions. D Graves confirmed that this did not need to be included for Merthyr Tydfil.
A May provided Committee with a background to the Agreed Syllabus Conference. Following detailed discussion, the Chair agreed that A May approach the Chief Executive, Director of Education and/or Leader of the Council (whichever is the most appropriate) to ask for a proxy vote so that the information can be sent to Full Council.
D Graves shared on screen a presentation from Agored Cymru titled ‘Exploring Worldviews’ and detailed the content and offered interested practitioners contact details if they wished to explore this alternative. No questions or comments were raised by Committee.
Discussion took place with regard to the content of the Estyn Reports in relation to RVE.
D Graves raised the matter of awareness and profile for SACRE and the support materials that are available for schools and the need to share the knowledge and networks available.
D Graves shared further information on the training and support available via nasacre.org.uk
The Chair agreed that the Autumn 2022 date for SACRE Meeting will be: Wednesday, 12 October 2022 and 4.15 p.m. (with a Pre-Meeting for Members at 3.30 p.m.)
The Chair agreed that the Spring 2023 date for SACRE Meeting will be: Monday, 20 March 2023 and 4.15 p.m. (with a Pre-Meeting for Members at 3.30 p.m.)
The Chair agreed that the Summer 2023 date for SACRE Meeting will be: Thursday, 22 June 2023 and 4.15 p.m. (with a Pre-Meeting for Members at 3.30 p.m.)
No other business was deemed urgent by the Chair.
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