About SACRE
What is a SACRE?
The acronym SACRE stands for Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education
Why is there a SACRE?
- Every local authority must have a SACRE by law.
- In 1944, local education authorities (LEAs) were given the choice to set up a SACRE.
- In 1988, all LEAs were required to have a SACRE.
- It is now the Childrens Services division of the local authority that is responsible for making sure there is a SACRE.
What does a SACRE do?
- In conjunction with local religious groups, it can create the agreed syllabus for religious education.
- It must consider applications from a head teacher that the school be released from the requirement for collective worship to be wholly or mainly of a broadly Christian character.
- It must publish an annual report of its work.
What is a SACREs role?
- A SACREs role is to advise its local authority on what needs to be done to improve Religious Education, and collective worship for schools in its area.
- This is because RE is not part of the National Curriculum; it is a local responsibility.