About SACRE
SACRE (Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education). Following the 1988 Education Act, when RE was confirmed as a compulsory part of the curriculum, it became a statutory requirement for every Local Authority (LA) to appoint a SACRE.
The SACRE has a statutory duty:
- to advise Luton Council upon matters connected with religious worship in community schools and in foundation schools which do not have a religious character Religious Education in these schools is to be given in accordance with the Agreed Syllabus
- to advise Luton Council on teaching methods, choice of materials and teacher training in Religious Education and collective worship
- to produce an annual report
- to require Luton Council to review the Locally Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education at least every five years
In addition, the SACRE can consider applications made by a head teacher to release some or all of the pupils in a particular school from the requirement for collective worship to be wholly or mainly of a broadly Christian character. This is called a determination.