Issue - meetings

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 3 March 2016.

The minutes of the meeting on 3 March 2016 were approved as a correct record.

Matters arising

Minute 99

Three out of a possible four exam boards had now been accredited by Ofqual for the new GCSE RE by Ofqual. These were AQA, OCR, and WJEC, and it was anticipated that Edexcel would also be accredited soon. Of schools in the Borough, Garth Hill, Sandhurst and Ranelagh were all using Edexcel B. It was also reported that Easthampstead Park School had recruited a new Head of Humanities who had introduced RE as a compulsory subject for 1 hour per fortnight.

It would not be compulsory to study Christianity in the new GCSE, and it was noted that it was not possible to study Christianity with Catholic Christianity which were considered two different areas. Chris Salt agreed to send the information about schools and their RE examination boards to Anne Andrews. (Action: Chris Salt)

Anne Andrews agreed to send links to the various syllabuses out to all members. (Action: Anne Andrews)