Overview

1: Religious Education in English schools: Non-Statutory Guidance 2010, The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)

	Contents	Page
1.1	Context	4
	About this guidance	4
	Scope of the guidance	4
	Why updated guidance for RE?	4
	The wider context for RE	6
1.2	The importance of RE	7
	Spiritual, moral, social and cultural development	7
	Personal development and well-being	7
	Community cohesion	7
1.3	The Legal framework, rights and responsibilities	10
	The legal basis of RE in the curriculum of maintained schools	10
	The role and responsibility of the local authority	10
	The role and responsibility of a Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education	12
	The role and responsibility of an Agreed Syllabus Conference	13
	The Agreed Syllabus	14
	The RE curriculum in different types of schools	14
	Inspection	16
	The responsibilities of governors and headteachers	16
	RE provision and the workforce	16
	Parents and pupils	17
	Complaints	18
1.4	Guidance on providing high-quality RE	19
	Good practice for LAs working in partnership with SACREs and ASCs	19
	SACRE membership	21
	SACREs and community cohesion	22
	ASCs and the Agreed Syllabus	23
	Breadth and depth in the Agreed Syllabus	23
	Checklist for an effective partnership between an LA and its SACRE / ASC	25
1.5	Good practice for school governors and headteachers	26
	All schools	26
	Every Child Matters	26
	The responsibilities of governors and headteachers	26
	Teachers and the school workforce	27
	The right of withdrawal	27
	Checklist for governors and headteachers	30
	Checklist for managing the right of withdrawal	30
1.6	Good practice for people who manage, plan, teach and support RE	31
	Provision of RE in the curriculum	31
	Curriculum planning in RE	31
	RE and the Early Years Foundation Stage	34
	RE post 14	34
	Qualifications	35
	Checklist for people planning RE	40
	Checklist for monitoring and evaluating RE provision	40
	Checklist for planning and managing RE post 14	41
1.7	Support for RE	37
	Religion and belief communities	37
	Learning outside the classroom	38
1.8	Further references	42
	Professional RE associations	42
	Government agencies	42
	Publications	44
	Useful websites	45

The Guidance document can be downloaded from:

www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachingandlearning/subjects/re/guidance/

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