Agenda and draft minutes
Venue: YSGOL DINAS BRAN, LLANGOLLEN
Contact: Committee Administrator Email: democratic@denbighshire.gov.uk
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APOLOGIES |
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DECLARATION OF INTERESTS Members to declare any personal or prejudicial interests in any business identified to be considered at this meeting. Minutes: No Members declared any personal or prejudicial interests in any business identified to be considered at the meeting. |
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URGENT MATTERS AS AGREED BY THE CHAIR Notice of items which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency pursuant to Section 100B(4) of the Local Government Act 1972. Minutes: No items were raised which in the opinion of the Chair,
should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency pursuant to Section 100B(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972. |
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MINUTES OF LAST MEETING PDF 171 KB To approve and sign
as a correct record minutes of the previous meeting held on the 12th
February, 2016. Minutes: The minutes of the Standing Advisory Council for Religious
Education (SACRE) meeting held on the 12th February, 2016
(previously circulated) were submitted. 5. Examination Results 2015 – The CA confirmed that letters of congratulations from SACRE had been sent to Rhyl High School, Prestatyn High School and St Brig, Denbigh acknowledging their respective achievements. 7. WASACRE Questionnaire to Schools – Members were informed that the completed surveys had been passed to WASACRE as agreed. RESOLVED that, subject to the
above, the minutes of the SACRE meeting held on the 12th February,
20165 be received and approved as a correct record. |
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ANALYSIS OF INSPECTION REPORTS PDF 72 KB To receive the analysis of recent Estyn
Inspection Reports. Additional documents: Minutes: The Challenge Advisor GwE (CA) submitted a report (previously
circulated) which provided an analysis of Estyn
Inspections Reports published in the Autumn term, in relation to the provision
and collective worship, in three schools between November, 2014 and January,
2015. Inspections
had been carried out at Ysgol Gynradd Bro Elwern,
Gwyddelwern near Corwen; Ysgol Bryn Collen, Llangollen; Ysgol Clawdd Offa, Prestatyn;
Ysgol Llanfair Dyffryn
Clwyd; Ysgol Mair Catholic Primary School, Rhyl, and
details pertaining to each of the respective schools had been incorporated in
the report and were summarised by the CA. The CA provided Members with a
brief resume of the findings relating to each school, and the positive comments
and outcomes were noted by Members. The
CA explained that the comments received had been brief and he made particular reference to the
following:- Positive Comments -
Current Performance:- Key Question
1: How good are outcomes? Standards
Wellbeing:-
Key Question 2: How good is provision? Learning
experiences:- ·
The
school provided a wide range of interesting learning experiences that gain
pupils’ interest well. It meets the
requirements of the Foundation Phase, the National Curriculum and the agreed
syllabus for religious education. (Bro Elwern) ·
The
curriculum provided suitable opportunities for pupils to learn about global
citizenship, there were good links with schools in Lesotho and Nepal, which
raised their awareness of the life of children in areas that were very
different from Wales. (Bro Elwern) ·
Staff
developed pupils’ awareness of global citizenship successfully through work on
fair trade, links with schools in Italy and Nepal, and through work during the
International Eisteddfod. (Bryn Collen) ·
The
school promoted global citizenship successfully through topic work on other
countries around the world. (Clawdd Offa) ·
The
school provided rich experiences through continuous planning that met the
requirements of the Literacy and Numeracy Framework, the National Curriculum,
principles of the Foundation Phase and religious education successfully.
(Llanfair DC) ·
The
school provided a valuable range of experiences for pupils to expand their
knowledge and understanding of sustainable development and global citizenship.
This included studying countries such as Ethiopia, holding a Chinese week and
forest school activities. As a result,
pupils’ understanding of environmental issues and global issues had developed
well. (Llanfair DC) ·
Arrangements
to develop pupils as global citizens were a strong feature of the school which
took every opportunity to celebrate diversity within the school community and
wider world successfully, for example through studies of other cultures and
links with a school in Ethiopia. (Ysgol Mair) Care, support and
guidance:- · The school promoted pupils’ spiritual, moral and cultural development successfully by providing collective worship services and through wider curriculum activities. Visitors were invited to lead the worship and there were opportunities for pupils to reflect on contemporary topics, such as caring for the environment and considering children and people who were less fortunate than themselves. This was reflected in the efforts to raise money for the people ... view the full minutes text for item 5. |
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SCHOOL TO SCHOOL COLLABORATIVE WORKING - LAUNCH EVENT PDF 64 KB Additional documents: Minutes: SACRE Members were informed that GwE would be working with SACRE to provide opportunities for schools to
work together supporting Religious Education and Collective Worship. Members received a
PowerPoint presentation on the School
to School Collaborative Working Launch which would be held at St Mary’s,
Denbighshire on the 30th June, 2016 and St Giles, Wrexham on the 7th July,
2016. The Challenge
Advisor for GwE (CAG) provided a detailed summary of the PowerPoint presentation which included the following:- ·
The wonderful world of RE. ·
RE is a unique subject. ·
Foundation Phase. ·
Religious Education in the Foundation Phase. ·
KS2/CA2. ·
Levelling:- -
What do they need to improve? -
Where are they? -
Where have they come from? -
About their own experiences, the world around
them aspects of religion -
Beliefs, teachings and practices investigated -
Importance of others -
Their opinions -
Opinions of others -
Using vocabulary ·
Lesson Ideas. ·
Parable of the wise and foolish builders. ·
Plenary quiz. ·
What do you think:- -
Engaging with fundamental questions ·
The facts:- -
Exploring religious beliefs, teachings and
practice(s) ·
Responding to:- -
Expressing personal responses ·
Discussion. During the ensuing
discussion the following issues and points were raised by Members, and
responses provided by the CA:- -
Ms M. Lundenbach explained the content of the presentation
encompassed teaching methods currently
adopted, and she provided comparisons and examples of the similarities
incorporated in current teaching practices. -
The CA
referred to the adoption and utilisation of user friendly and less complicated
wording. -
In response to a question from Mr S. Cameron
in relation to the long-term vision, the CA provided details of the number of
participating schools and explained that they would be questioned as to how the
presentation would impact on their teaching methods. -
Confirmation was provided that backing for the
project had been received from GwE, with the possibility of a repeat in
September, 2016. -
It was explained that schools would be
encouraged to sign up to small groups of primary schools, and through SACRE
would be encouraged to look at presentation, engagement, levelling, resources
and collective worship and encourage them to assume various tasks. -
Members of the groups would be invited to
attend SACRE to share their findings and experiences. -
In response to a question from the Chair
regarding the option for pupils to opt out of RE at the Foundation Phase, the
CA highlighted the importance of understanding different cultures and views and
to share them while adopting a positive stance on RE. The CA provided a brief view on the approach
he would adopt on such matters. The Chair and
Members of SACRE thanked the Challenge Advisor for GwE for the work he had undertaken. Following further discussion, it was:- RESOLVED – that
the presentation be received and noted. |
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(i)
To
receive the minutes of the last meeting of the Association at Haverford West on
the 8th March, 2016. (ii)
Denbighshire
to host the WASACRE summer meeting on the 23rd June, 2016 in the
Council Chamber, Russell House, Rhyl. (iii)
WG Curriculum
Review Up-Date May 2016. (iv)
Nominations for the Executive Committee (23 June
2016). Additional documents:
Minutes: (a) Minutes of WASACRE – 8th
March, 2016 The minutes of the meeting of the Wales
Association of SACREs (WASACRE) held at Haverford West on the 8th March, 2016
(previously circulated) were submitted for Members’ information. RESOLVED – that the minutes of WASACRE held on the 8th March, 2016 be
received and noted. (b) Denbighshire SACRE to host
the spring meeting of WASACRE on the 23rd June, 2016. Confirmation was provided that Denbighshire
would be hosting the spring meeting of WASACRE to be held in the Council
Chamber, Russell House, Rhyl on the 23rd
June, 2016. The Challenge Advisor GwE (CA) informed the
meeting that all Members of SACRE were welcome to attend. RESOLVED – that notice of the meeting be
received. (c) WG
Curriculum Review Up-Date May 2016. A copy of a Plan
provided by the Curriculum Reform Team had been circulated with the papers for
the meeting. The Challenge
Advisor GwE (CA) referred to the PowerPoint
presentation which had been provided at the previous meeting, which had outlined
the development of the new Curriculum for Wales as proposed by the Curriculum
for life document. It was confirmed that
the work developing the Areas of Learning and Experience (AoLEs)
outlined in Successful Futures would begin later in the year. Working groups of Pioneers would be
established to lead the design and development of each AoLE,
and during the second phase there would be engagement with experts and
stakeholders with subject specific interests to inform their work. Members were
informed that 106 Pioneer Schools had been appointed to focus on curriculum
design and development. Working with
Welsh and international experts, they would be designing the new curriculum and
assessment arrangements for Wales.
Following a period of induction, they had recently commenced their work
designing the new curriculum framework.
Four working groups of Pioneers had been established, focussing on:- · Assessment
and progression; · Cross-curriculum responsibilities; · Enrichment and experiences; and · Welsh
dimension, international perspective and wider skills. It was hoped that
meetings would be held with AoLE Groups before the
end of the summer term for an induction meeting or event but this had not yet
to be confirmed. Members were informed
that it had been anticipated that a further update would be provided in the
next couple of months. RESOLVED – that the report be received and noted. (d) Nominations for the
Executive Committee (23 June 2016). Details of the nominations for the Executive
Committee were circulated with the papers for the meeting. Members were informed that there were
four nominations for three positions on the Executive Committee. RESOLVED – that details of the nominations for the
Executive Committee be received and noted. |
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DATE OF NEXT MEETING Date of next meeting – 13th October, 2016. Minutes: The meeting
concluded at 11.25 a.m. |