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REC Newsletter February 2012 |
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REC NEWS
The REC is moving forward with its Strategic Plan, to be implemented by five committees, one each on Curriculum, Assessment and Qualifications, Public Relations, Professional Development, Resources and Governance. Details of committee membership and terms of reference will be on the website at www.religiouseducationcouncil.org during the first week in February. Through the CAQ committee, the REC has just appointed John and Linda Rudge to carry out a scoping exercise for a review of RE to run alongside the government's review of the National Curriculum. The PR committee is about to commission a YouGov survey on attitudes to RE to inform its campaigning and is also close to setting up an All Party Parliamentary Group on RE to bring together MPs and peers from all backgrounds who have an interest in supporting the subject. Other important developments are highlighted elsewhere in the newsletter, including the RE Quality Mark and the report on the REsilience phase 2 pilots (see below). |
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A
letter has been sent to Sir Michael Wilshaw, newly appointed Chief Inspector (HMCI) at Ofsted, regarding the
new Ofsted framework and our concerns about RE. The letter has gone jointly
from the RE Council and NATRE.
Click here to download a copy of the letter. |
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Report on RE Community Weekend |
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The full conference proceedings of
the Wokefield Park RE Community Weekend on 1 - 2 October 2011 are now
available. Click here to access the full report. |
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The Times | Thursday 22 December 2011 | Letters
If the Prime Minister is serious about
religious values, he should ensure that RE stays on the curriculum at all
levels.
Having underlined the significance of the religious
dimension in underpinning personal and communal values, David Cameron is in the
ironic position of having an Education Secretary who appears to be dismantling
the very school subject committed to teaching about these issues.
Already Michael Gove has left RE out of the English
Baccalaureate; last week he put two-thirds of the secondary RE university
teacher training courses at risk of closure, and has so far failed to include
RE in the review of the school curriculum.
A new year's resolution by Mr Gove to reverse the downward
spiral in RE would still be in time.
John Keast
Chair of the Religious Education Council of England and Wales |
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A Strategic Plan for the next five years was adopted by the REC Board at its meeting on 21 September 2011,
to help it address some of the issues now facing
RE as a subject. The REC's purpose in taking this forward will be:
1. To promote high quality teaching, learning and assessment in RE
2. To influence the development of public policy and public understanding of RE
3. To promote a coherent professional development strategy for RE
4. To secure adequate and sustainable resources for the REC
5. To secure effective structures and operation for the REC
To see the full plan, click here
To download the PDF, click here |
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