Agenda item

Jo Fageant, Professional Advisor, introduced an update to the ongoing Joint SACRE Places of Worship project discussed at the previous SACRE meeting.

It was confirmed that following recent Joint SACRE meetings, a bid of circa £2,000.00 per SACRE, had been submitted as funding for the project. The funding would allow the project to work with teachers and faith communities who may visit or host excursions to places of worship, and would include training to ensure the visits were useful, alongside the production of relevant materials such as feedback forms.

The SACRE Conference, scheduled for 15^th June, would act as the official launch platform for the project, while subsequent meetings held between the SACRE groups would be used to progress the project further. Letters inviting SACREs to attend these subsequent meetings had been sent, though it was agreed that these would be re-sent by Ms Fageant via email as it appeared that this communication had not been received by all members.

Feedback to the project remained positive, with SACRE members highlighting the positive outcomes achievable through such visits. However, the importance of ensuring that the visits were conducted properly by trained hosts, and tailored to individual audiences, was highlighted, and it was hoped that this could be addressed within the training to be provided.