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Syllabus: What should be taught - in the case of RE, this is legally for some schools
GREEN Scheme of work: a sequence of what to teach over a year
BLUE Unit of work: this is part of a scheme of work and outlines what to teach over a term (or half term)
PURPLE Lesson Plan: a single plan for one lesson, or may spread over several lessons.
YELLOW Resource: Might be used for an individual lesson, or over a series of lessons.  In some cases, it might underpin a scheme of work e.g. Understanding Christianity.

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FREE NORFOLK Diocese and SACRE Units of Work. The Cumbrian SACRE adopted the Norfolk SACRE so units links well.   The Diocese units only go up to Year 6. Please note some links may be broken.

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FREE NORFOLK Diocese and SACRE Units of Work. The Cumbrian SACRE adopted the Norfolk SACRE so units links well.   The Diocese units only go up to Year 6. Please note some links may be broken.

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FREE NEW REC Toolkit resources (May 2024)        Coventry and Warwick SACRE Units of work

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FREE NEW REC Toolkit resources (May 2024)        Coventry and Warwick SACRE Units of work

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Coventry and Warwickshire SACRE Framework Resources – REC

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These exemplar resources relate to the Coventry and Warwickshire Framework.

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The project has been carried out by RE Today, three framework teams, and the RE Council. It has been supported by Templeton World Charitable Foundation and Westhill Endowment Trust.

Toolkit Contents

1. A Handbook for Curriculum Writers (Download)
The handbook has four sections. Section A, is intended to give an overview of the RW approach, and its key features, including the National Statement of Entitlement. It is for those interested in the approach such as head teachers, governors, SACREs, teachers, parents, and pupils. It is available for separate download.
Section A - Overview (Download)

2. The Three Frameworks: Religion and Worldviews Project (section D)

These exemplar frameworks are not designed as templates, but reflect specific contexts, exemplifying a process that other ASCs, MATs, or schools might follow when developing a curriculum.

1. Teacher-led Framework

2. Coventry and Warwickshire SACRE/Diocese-led Framework

3. Multi-Academy Trust Framework (Coming Soon)

3. Resources

1. Teacher-Led Framework Resources

2. Coventry and Warwickshire SACRE Framework Resources

3. Multi-Academy Trust Framework Resources (Coming Soon)

4. The National Content Standard for RE in England has been developed in line with the National Statement of Entitlement included in the handbook. It has received recommendations from a range of organisations and Academy Trusts.

5. Additional Reading

1. CoRE Progress and Vision - 2022

2. Bibliography - Religion and Worldviews - 2021

3. Discussion Papers - The Worldview Project - 2020

4. Literature Review - Worldview, A Multidisciplinary Report - 2020

5. CoRE Report 2018

6. Religion and Worldviews Education - Resources Page

Supported by
Templeton World Charitable Foundation RE Today Westhill Endowment Trust

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Welcome to the Religion and Worldviews Approach to RE Toolkit

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This toolkit is the outcome of a three-year project on behalf of the RE Council. Primarily aimed at curriculum writers, it consists of a handbook, three exemplar frameworks, and their accompanying resources. Included is the National Content Standard for RE in England, and additional reading.

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RE Today Scheme of Work (Primary) Commercial (but free as part of NATRE membership)

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RE Today Scheme of Work (Primary) Commercial (but free as part of NATRE membership)

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Teachers is your time precious? Do you need help to reduce your workload? Do you want access to high-quality Lesson Plans, PowerPoints, and resources?
RE Today Primary RE Curriculum is a comprehensive solution to your school's RE needs, providing you with a host of resources to teach religious and non-religious worldviews for 4-11s.
This exceptional resource, written by expert classroom teachers and RE advisers will give you the knowledge as well as practical step-by-step lesson plans and resources to teach high-quality RE.
Each lesson is written with local syllabuses in mind and will complement a large variety of agreed syllabi.

Learning Pathways (step by step lesson plans and activities)

Knowledge Organisers (key facts for each unit)

Classroom Ready PowerPoints (easily adaptable and supports each lesson)

Assessment Materials (helping you assess pupil progression)

Sticky Knowledge Quizzes (based on retrieval practice)

Key Vocabulary (that your pupils need)

Termly Webinars (how to use this resource in line with your RE Syllabus)

GOOD NEWS: RE Today Primary RE Curriculum also links with the popular 'Understanding Christianity' resource used by over 7000 schools.
EYFS as a whole set (LPs, PPTs & KOs) will be released on or before 30 September. The remaining resources will be released year group by year group throughout 23/24 Access Primary RE Curriculum flyer here - distribute with your school, teachers etc and spread the word!
Ongoing support through NATRE - your RE subject association

RE Today has collaborated with the National Association of Teachers of Religious Education (NATRE) - the largest membership organisation for teachers of RE/RVE/RME to provide you with ongoing support to take your RE teaching to the next level! You will get the RE Today Primary RE curriculum and a host of member benefits.

School Enhanced Member benefits:

One free course place with RE Today per year. Led by Religious Education experts (up to the value of £210)*

Unlimited member logins for your whole staff to access online resources on the NATRE website

Teacher guides: 'Assessment in RE ' and 'RE in Action'

Over 2000 online classroom-ready resources

REtoday magazine online - indexed articles and easily searchable

Monthly e-newsletter with a 'hot-topic' resource

Access to British Journal of Religious Education (BJRE )

25% off further CPD , all units of work and any publication

PLUS much more

How do I get the RE Today Primary RE Curriculum?
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Be the first to get the 'RE Today Primary RE Curriculum' (available from the end of September 2023).

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Check out our list of FAQ's here.

DOWNLOAD A FREE SAMPLE RESOURCE

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Discover our time-saving primary RE curriculum to optimize teaching efficiency. Empower students with engaging lessons, resources, and expert guidance

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Jigsaw RE - this is the Scheme of work that supersedes Discovery RE. - Commericial

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Jigsaw RE - this is the Scheme of work that supersedes Discovery RE. - Commericial

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Discovery RE has comprehensive, detailed planning for Religious Education from Nursery through the whole Primary School (for 3-11 year-olds).

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Questful RE from Blackburn Diocese. Available for all schools please contact Laura Watson for information on how to obtain. Commercial scheme laura.watson@carlislediocese.org.uk

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Questful RE from Blackburn Diocese. Available for all schools please contact Laura Watson for information on how to obtain. Commercial scheme laura.watson@carlislediocese.org.uk

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Questful RE is an enquiry based, balanced RE Curriculum for primary schools and academies.

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Kapow Scheme of Work for Religion and Worldviews - commercial scheme

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Kapow Scheme of Work for Religion and Worldviews - commercial scheme

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Feedback from Kapow on mapping to the new Cumbrian Agreed Syllabus for RE 2023

The aims outlined on page 4 are very much in line with the aims and approach of our curriculum, which is clear on the Intent, implementation and impact document.

Disciplinary approaches are included in the progression document while the unit overview videos outline which disciplinary lenses each unit will include. The difference with our scheme is that as well as including Theology, Philosophy and Human Sciences (Geography, Sociology, Anthropology), we also mention Art, History, Ethics and Literature.

All of the Non-statutory Assessment framework expectations for KS1 and KS2 are met by following the Kapow curriculum.

We cover all of the worldviews mentioned on page 6 of the syllabus.

With reference to SEND and RE, all of our lessons include suggestions for adaptive teaching to support teachers in catering for the needs of all learners.

Units include suggestions of how to adapt some lessons to include locally represented worldviews and make use of local connections such as places of worship and visiting speakers

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Lesson planning and CPD for primary school foundation subjects

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FREE Big Ideas for Religious Education - exemplar units of learning linked to an overall programme of study for RE 

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FREE Big Ideas for Religious Education - exemplar units of learning linked to an overall programme of study for RE 

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Big Ideas for RE - Free Religious Education Curriculum for schools

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Big Ideas for RE is a comprehensive modern Religious education curriculum for teachers and schools. Free access no sign-up required.

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Challenging Knowledge in RE series (secondary) - by Stephen Pett (funded by the Templeton Big Questions in Classrooms series) Free as part of NATRE membership or available to purchase

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Challenging Knowledge in RE series (secondary) - by Stephen Pett (funded by the Templeton Big Questions in Classrooms series) Free as part of NATRE membership or available to purchase

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The new termly curriculum series from RE Today are part of a wider programme called Big Questions in Classrooms.

Both the primary and the secondary series introduce multidisciplinary approaches to RE. Each book takes a topic or theme that is a regular part of RE and explores them from the perspective of two disciplines. Pupils learn about how the different disciplines approach the content, the kinds of questions they ask and the methods they follow to find answers.

This publication series was made possible through the support of a grant from Templeton World Charity Foundation, Inc. The opinions expressed in this publication series are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Templeton World Charity Foundation, Inc.
NATRE members have to access e-resources for ALL editions.
Not a member? Find out how you can join.

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BQiC - Secondary: Challenging Knowledge in RE

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NATRE Big Questions Big Answers by Fiona Moss (primary) funded by the Templeton World Big Questions in Classrooms Project. Free as part of NATRE membership

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NATRE Big Questions Big Answers by Fiona Moss (primary) funded by the Templeton World Big Questions in Classrooms Project. Free as part of NATRE membership

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The new termly curriculum series from RE Today are part of a wider programme called Big Questions in Classrooms.

Each of the books in the primary series will have a multidisciplinary element providing two different disciplines through which pupils will study the theme of the book.

This publication series was made possible through the support of a grant from Templeton World Charity Foundation, Inc. The opinions expressed in this publication series are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Templeton World Charity Foundation, Inc.
NATRE members have to access e-resources for ALL editions.
Not a member? Find out how you can join.

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BQiC - Primary: Big Questions, Big Answers

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The new termly curriculum series from RE Today are part of a wider programme called Big Questions in Classrooms. Each of the books in the primary series will have a multidisciplinary element providing two different disciplines through which pupils will study the theme of the book.

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KS1-2 Religious-education Curriculum Unit Sequence | Oak National Academy

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Explore our free KS1-2 religious-education curriculum unit sequences, easily select units and topics and view in our interactive tool now.

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Gill Vaisey's Books at Press offer curriculum mapping with their resources, especially EYFS.

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Gill Vaisey's Books at Press offer curriculum mapping with their resources, especially EYFS.

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Save hours of time with PLAN+3

Our 10 x PLAN+3 provide a cross-curricular topic web and detailed planning linking all areas of learning from either the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum for England, the Curriculum for Wales or the Curriculum for Excellence for schools in Scotland. You also get at least three pupil activities (by email) with each PLAN+3 which we've created specifically to stimulate further reflection on the story. All activities are educationally appropriate, drawing on numeracy, literacy, social and thinking skills, whilst providing lots of fun for pupils.

PLAN+3 includes:

CURRICULUM PLANNING SUPPORT

To support you in integrating our Books at Press and a range of other resources with your RE / Early Years curriculum, we continually update our planning support to address the changes in curriculum requirements for England, Wales and Scotland.

We provide a variety of FREE planning support documents to make your life easier. Please feel free to download these and don't forget to come back to this page regularly to ensure you always have the most up to date documents.

You can also purchase the comprehensive PLAN+3 for each specific book title.

FREE Planning Support Documents - simply click on the document title for your free download.

This document highlights the most relevant ELGs for Religious Education from the EYFS 2021 Framework.

It then provides advice on implementing RE at the various stages of development in line with the

Development Matters 2020 document.

This support document aims to support teachers (in particular, those working with 3 - 7-year olds) to

identify appropriate and meaningful Religion, Values and Ethics for their pupils as teachers and schools

design their own school level curriculum.

This support document aims to support practitioners working with 3 - 4 year olds in non-maintained fiunded

settings in Wales to identify appropriate and meaningful Religion, Values and Ethics for their pupils as teachers

and settings design their own school level curriculum.

This map illustrates how the Books at Press and other resources can be used alongside a wealth of popular topics from Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2.

This detailed document shows how each of the Puddles books support the relevant units within Understanding Christianity. The Puddles books were the first to be accredited for use with Understanding Christianity in 2016.

See also our page on Schemes of Work

PLAN+3 - topic web, detailed planning and at least 3 pupil activities per PLAN...

Scroll down to see what's included in each PLAN+3 to help you implement exciting meaningful and relevant Religion and Worldviews education for your young pupils.

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Books at Press the UK's number one supplier of resources and support for early years religious education.

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Understanding Christianity.  Please contact Laura Watson if you are interested in training in Cumbria laura.watson@carlislediocese.org.uk This is a commercial resource

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Understanding Christianity.  Please contact Laura Watson if you are interested in training in Cumbria laura.watson@carlislediocese.org.uk This is a commercial resource

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A substantial resource to support your teaching of Christianity in Religious Education.

The key purpose of this project is to help all teachers support pupils in developing their own thinking and their understanding of Christianity, as a contribution to their understanding of the world and their own experience within it.

We aim to see pupils leave school with a coherent understanding of Christian belief and practice. Pupils from 4-14 explore the significant theological concepts within Christianity as part of developing their wider religious, theological and cultural literacy.

We seek to support teachers in developing their own knowledge and understanding of Christianity theology to be able to teach with confidence.

Who is Understanding Christianity for?

For every teacher in Primary and Secondary classes, teaching RE from EYFS right through to KS3, laying down excellent foundations for further study at GCSE and beyond. It is relevant to RE in every classroom in every school, in Church of England and in Community, Academy and Free schools. These resources explore Christianity widely, including (but not limited to) Anglican Christianity.

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The key purpose of this project is to help all teachers support pupils in developing their own thinking and their understanding of Christianity, as a contribution to their understanding of the world and their own experience within it. We aim to see pupils leave school with a coherent understanding of Christian belief and practice.

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FREE Understanding Humanism. Units of work across all key stages for Humanism

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FREE Understanding Humanism. Units of work across all key stages for Humanism

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Understanding Humanism provides free education resources, school speakers, teacher training, and online courses on humanism and non-religious worldviews.

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United Learning curriculum - Religion and Worldviews. Free for schools in the MAT and small charge (£5)

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United Learning curriculum - Religion and Worldviews. Free for schools in the MAT and small charge (£5)

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Absolutely. A selection of full units are available for you to download and try. The sample units cover all subjects and EYFS to KS2, so you can get a flavour of everything before you commit. Click 'try it now' to access the samples.

Firstly, it gives you and your subject leads the confidence that you are delivering a well sequenced curriculum.

Ofsted have described our curriculum as being 'highly ambitious... [with] absolute precision in what pupils will learn from Nursery to Year Six.' [Hunningley, Outstanding, March 2023], and 'Learning is well sequenced so that pupils learn important knowledge and vocabulary in the right order.' [Silverdale, Good & Improving, June 2022].

Secondly, it supports teacher wellbeing and workload by providing high quality and pupil-friendly resources. Teachers no longer have to trawl websites or create resources from scratch - the United Curriculum allows teachers to just focus on how they should adapt the resources to meet the needs of their class.

Finally, it helps to ensure that every pupil is given access the same important knowledge and content - including when lessons are being covered by short- or long-term supply teachers.

Please note: The United Curriculum for Primary gives you a high-quality curriculum intent that you can adapt for your local content. It also provides you with the tools to implement it effectively - but no one can replace the teachers in your classrooms, and it is up to you to deliver the maximum impact.

Our curriculum is based on the Rosenshine principles, and you can read more about our approach to teaching and learning by clicking on the link.

From designing the curriculum, to delivering knowledge in small steps, to regularly reviewing and building on content, to ensuring that there are prompts for teacher modelling, to providing scaffolds for guided practice - our curriculum is entirely built on research.

Of course, teachers using our curriculum can adapt it to meet their needs.

All our lessons are designed to fit into a 1 - hour lesson (except science, which is a 2 - hour lesson ). We know from experience that teachers find it easy to adapt our resources to their timetable.

Our curriculum is designed as whole school product, so the cost is at a per-pupil rate that is affordable for all schools. This per-pupil cost allows all your teachers and support staff to access all curriculum resources.

A curriculum is never 'done' and the central curriculum team are regularly responding to feedback and adapting resources. The rate is per year, to ensure that your teachers can always access the most up to date resources.

You can purchase individual subjects at a set cost per pupil, or together as a complete package. You can view our pricing packages further up on this page.

Note that, for KS1-2 subjects, rates are per pupil in the school; for EYFS only the rate is per pupil in EYFS.

Yes, you can buy individual subjects.

However, the beauty of the United Curriculum is that it has been very carefully sequenced, and knowledge builds across subjects through the years. For example, concepts about climate change are threaded carefully across the curriculum, particularly in geography and science. If you're only implementing one or two subjects, teachers will need to pre-teach some content, or do some of this cross-subject sequencing themselves.

This careful sequencing means that it is not practical or possible to purchase individual year groups or units.

The United Curriculum is designed as a whole school product. The curriculum has been very carefully sequenced so that content from one year builds into the next. It would be very difficult for schools to deliver the curriculum for one year group only, as the sequencing would be lost.

We recommend trialling the resources and then speaking to your head teacher and getting in touch with us at curriculumsupport@unitedlearning.org.uk to discuss a bespoke package for your school.

Get in touch if you would like to keep updated about any changes in the future.

No. The United Curriculum is a standalone offer that we think many schools can benefit from.

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Lesson plans for teaching about ethical veganism as a worldview in RE

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Lesson plans for teaching about ethical veganism as a worldview in RE

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Classroom Resources for RE (RE Today) - Veganism in Education

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FREE Units of Work on the Westmorland & Furness website for Cumbrian SACRE

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FREE Units of Work on the Westmorland & Furness website for Cumbrian SACRE

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Cumbria Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE) aims to support high quality teaching and learning in religious education and thoughtful, reflective experiences in collective worship.

Why you're going to a different website

As a new council we are in the process of adding information to this website. To give you the information you need some pages will link back to the old council websites.
About the council changes

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Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education - SACRE

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KS3-4 Religious-education Gcse Curriculum Unit Sequence | Oak National Academy

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Explore our free KS3-4 religious-education curriculum unit sequences, easily select units and topics and view in our interactive tool now.

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FREE Units of Work on the Cumberland LA website for Cumbrian SACRE

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FREE Units of Work on the Cumberland LA website for Cumbrian SACRE

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Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education - SACRE

Cumbria SACRE was established in the mid-1980s. Its aims are to support high quality teaching and learning in RE and thoughtful, reflective experiences in collective worship.

A SACRE consists of four committees each representing a different group or 'constituency':

Committee A: Christian denominations (other than the Church of England) and other faiths

Committee B: Church of England

Committee C: Teacher Associations

Committee D: Local Authority (LA)

In addition SACRE can co-opt members who have a particular interest and /or specific expertise in RE. Co-opted members do not have voting rights.

Each of the four committees has equal voting rights: one vote per group. Decisions within a group about how that vote is to be cast do not require unanimity. Each committee has to regulate its own proceedings. Therefore, on those occasions where a formal vote is necessary each committee has one vote.

SACRE Functions:

Section 391 of the 1996 Education Act requires every Local Authority (LA) in England and Wales to constitute a Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE) with the following functions and duties:

1. to advise the LA on matters connected with collective worship in community schools and the RE to be given in accordance with the Agreed Syllabus. This includes particular methods of teaching, the choice of materials and the provision for the training of teachers

2. to require the LA to review its current Agreed Syllabus

3. to determine (following an application made by the headteacher of any community or foundation school) whether it is appropriate for the requirement for collective worship to be broadly Christian should not apply in the case of that school or for some of the pupils in that school

4. to publish an annual report on its work which should:

specify any matters on which it has advised the LA

broadly describe the nature of that advice on any matters which were not referred to it in the first place by the LA.

Purpose:
Within its statutory responsibilities SACRE is concerned to support and enhance the provision of RE within Cumbrian schools where the Agreed Syllabus is in use. It encourages the provision of high quality in-service training for those whose responsibility it is to deliver RE.

Key documents

Title

Date

Size

SACRE

RE Units of Work for KS1 and KS2

Resources

SACRE Conference 2017

SACRE Newsletters

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Adult and Local Services, Cumbria County Council, information@cumbria.gov.uk

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Learning Improvement Service - Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education

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Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education - SACRE

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These documents are on the Cumberland and Westmorland & Furness SACRE websites

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Discovery RE mapping document - This is a commercial scheme

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Discovery RE mapping document - This is a commercial scheme

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There is a fee attached to this scheme of work

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Discovery RE Mapping to Cumbrian Agreed Syllabus 2023

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FREE RE Online - searchable according to religion/worldview, key stage, theme and type of resource e.g. lesson planning

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FREE RE Online - searchable according to religion/worldview, key stage, theme and type of resource e.g. lesson planning

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Search our free, quality assured teaching resources on religion and worldviews. Foundation through KS5.

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FREE RE Council Lesson Activities and Ideas

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FREE RE Council Lesson Activities and Ideas