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Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education - SACRE

All local authorities are required to constitute a Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education, known as a SACRE, within their local area.

These pages are available for information to schools and the wider public about:

  • the work of a Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE)
  • the teaching of religious education in schools and any materials to support the effective provision of RE in schools
  • collective worship in schools and any materials or documents that support the effective provision of collective worship in schools.

Swansea Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE) and Standing Advisory Council for Religion, Values and Ethics (SACRVE) - for information regarding meetings please contact education@swansea.gov.uk

The role and composition of SACRE

The purpose of a SACRE is to advise the local authority (LA) on matters related to religious education and collective worship in state maintained schools.

Swansea agreed syllabus for religion, values and ethics 2022

'Children must be taught how to think, not what to think' (Margaret Mead 1928, 1961).

SACRE annual report 2022-2023

All local authorities (LAs) are required to constitute a Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE) within their local area. Following the launch of the Curriculum for Wales in September 2022, all local authorities are required to constitute a Standing Advisory Council for Religion, Values and Ethics (SACRVE) within their local area.
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