Issue - meetings

a)      BF SACRE

b)      Ranelagh School (copies of letters attached)

Bracknell Forest SACRE Resources Centre

Sam Hunt thanked SACRE for the additional funding that had enabled her to buy a number of additional items for the Resource Centre from Israel.

The artefacts catalogue had been updated.  Colour copies would be sent to all head teachers with instructions asking them to pass them onto their religious education subject leaders.  A copy would also be added to Bracknell Forest Council’s website.

Work to publicise the artefacts collection was ongoing.  A supplement had been included in the latest copy of the school newsletter Curriculum News and a brief presentation about the service had been made at a recent Welcome to Bracknell Forest Conference for new teachers.  Since the introduction of the publicity leaflet there had been a significant increase in the number of loans occurring and the SACRE agreed that this was encouraging news.

Resources at Ranelagh School

Copies of the letter sent by Gordon Anderson to Ranelagh School to express SACRE’s concerns about the duplication of resources and the School’s subsequent response were circulated for comment. 

SACRE agreed that the School’s response failed to allay their concerns and it was agreed that Ranalagh School would be asked to provide details of the contents of their resource and which organisations were borrowing items.