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Name: Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE)
Start: 2025-10-20T15:30:00Z
End: 2025-10-20T19:30:00Z
Location: Conference Room 3 - Civic Centre

Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE) - Southampton

Agenda

Published

Minutes

Pending

Meeting Times

Scheduled Time

Start:
Monday, 20th October 2025
4:30 PM

End:
Monday, 20th October 2025
8:30 PM

Meeting Status

Status:
Confirmed

Date:
20 Oct 2025

Location:
Conference Room 3 - Civic Centre

Meeting Attendees

Committee Member

Councillor Jaden Beaurain

Conservative

Expected

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Secretary

Democratic Support Officer

Ed Grimshaw

Expected

Officer

Alison Philpott

SACRE Professional Adviser

Expected

Committee Member

Councillor Sarah Wood

Liberal Democrat

Expected

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Committee Member

Susanne Dawson

Group A United Reform Church

Expected

Committee Member

Ruth Gill

Group A The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches

Expected

Committee Member

Imam Sayfullah Nasir

Group A Muslim Faith

Expected

Committee Member

SACRE Rep

Clare Wikeley

Group A Jewish Faith

Expected

Committee Member

Mary Wallbank

Group A

Expected

Public

SACRE Church of England Rep

Lucy Heptinstall

Group B CofE

Expected

Public

SACRE Group B

Rev Garry Roberts

Group B - CofE

Expected

Public

Sian Carr

Group C National Association of Head teachers (NAHT)

Expected

Co-Optee

Suzanne Underwood

Group C - Co-opted Member Secondary RE Lead Rep

Expected

Co-Optee

SACRE - Co-opted member

Chloe Foster

Group C - Polygon School

Expected

Public

Amelia Day

Group C - NEU Represenative

Expected

Co-Optee

SACRE - co-optee RE Lead

Ellen Brodigan

Co-opted Member Primary RE Lead Rep

Expected

Committee Member

Councillor Phil Webb

Labour

Expected

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Co-Optee

David Vane

Council of the Faiths

Expected

Public

Steve Deadman

Group A The Roman Catholic Church

Expected

Public

M\atthew Stone

Expected

Public

SACRE

Ellie Cousins

Group A Southampton City Mission

Expected

Public

Chahal, Herjinder

Observer SACRE

Expected

Committee Member

Neil Maddock

Group A Assemblies of God Representative

Expected

Public

Timothy Tofts

Sounthampton Council of Faiths

Expected

Public

Appointed - OSMC

Rob Sanders

Church of England

Expected

Agenda

1 Welcome, Apologies and Changes Of Membership

To receive any apologies and changes to membership and welcome new members.

2 Declaration of Interests

3 Election of Chair and Vice-Chair

To elect the Chair and Vice Chair for the Municipal Year 2023-2024.

4 Statement from the Chair

5 Declaration of Interests

6 Minutes of the Last Meeting including Matters Arising

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 23 June 2025, attached.

Attachments:

Document Minutes of Previous Meeting 13 Oct 2025

7 ASC (Agreed syllabus conference ) update

To receive a verbal update.

8 Brief Ofsted overview and update

To discuss the new framework in effect framework and what reports may look like and impact on RE reporting

9 Annual Report

To discuss the new format of the report

10 Feedback on Events

To receive feedback and updates from members of the SACRE on any events or training attended.

11 Any Other Business

Members are requested that they advise the Chair in advance of tabling any business for this item.

Previous Meetings

12th Jan 2026