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Events are archived in reverse date order with the most recent archived items appearing at the top:

  • A new free CD-ROM resource, "Jewish way of life" has been launched. For more details, for support materials and to order your copy of the resource see www.jwol.org.uk
  • A new website Bishops in Action has been launched by the Church of England to coincide with the 2008 Lambeth conference - website
  • AGM 2008: Held on Thursday 8th May - papers in the events section of the website
  • Inter-Faith dialogue by e-mail? A new book by Jackson, Ipgrave and McKenna as part of the REDCo project - more
  • NASACRE's responce to the DCLG's face-to-face consultation - download
  • The BBC has reported on The Runnymede Trust's interim findings from a consultation on the establishment of community cohesion in particular areas of the country and what the phrase and its impact mean to the people in these areas. See the BBC article. and the link to the trust’s interim report can be located below. This interim report by Professor Audrey Osler presents some initial observations from the faith schools and community cohesion project. It draws upon a series of community consultation workshops that took place with local stakeholders around the country in summer 2007. The report highlights shared challenges as well as diverse and particular responses to ways in which a school system that includes faith schools successfully prepares young people for living in a multicultural society.
  • Two new documents from QCA: A new reporting format for SACREs and guidance for ASC conferences.
  • Christine Gilbert [Ofsted] has replied to NASACRE's comments on the long report - download
  • The Information booklet "All about NASACRE" has been electronicised - download
  • Teachers' TV programme: The big debate. An interesting programme on the place of religion in school 'starring' Richard Dawkins and Barry Sherman - link
  • Article on RE in the Independent, Jan 11th "Keeping the faith" - link
  • You might find, in light of current developments, access to Ciricular 1/94 useful; you can find it here
  • The Watson report on Humanism in SACREs and ASCs - download
  • Some key reports have been published:
  • News from the interfaith network - view
  • Over the summer, the officers have drafted a response to the HMI long Report on RE - for this statement please see the Autumn 2007 newsletter p.4
  • NASACRE's response to the Community Cohesion Consultation
  • A statement from QCA on the reorganisation on their website
  • The Haringey-Hounslow Project - Report on a pilot project on the use of the AREIAC RE subject self-evaluation framework ©Denise Chaplin 2007 - click here [228kb]
  • The OfSTED report on RE is now available
  • Check the REC website for news of the Strategy Proposals
  • A DfES consultation on Community Cohesion has been published which SACREs might like to respond to - guidance - responce