NORTH YORKSHIRE SACRE – DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2024-2026

The North Yorkshire SACRE Development Plan is shaped around the five key functions of SACRES contained in the NASACRE Self-Evaluation Toolkit, namely:

1. To improve the management of SACRE and build the partnership between SACRE and other Key Stakeholders

2. Promoting improvement in the standards, quality of teaching and provision in RE

3. Evaluating the effectiveness of the Locally Agreed Syllabus

4. Promoting improvement in the provision and quality of collective worship

5. Contributing to cohesion across the community and the promotion of social and racial harmony

Objective One: To increase Member engagement Intended Impact: SACRE has active Members engaged with and contributing to the work of SACRE
Links to NASACRE Self-evaluation toolkit: Priority One To improve the management of SACRE and build the partnership between SACRE and other Key Stakeholders Priority Five Contributing to cohesion across the community and the promotion of social and racial harmony
Ref	Action	Cost	Timescale	Progress
1.1	SACRE to enhance Faith Group representation by working with Faith Groups to enhance Group A Membership.		Ongoing
1.2	SACRE to enhance Teacher Representation, ensuring a balance of primary and secondary backgrounds, headteachers and RE leads, maintained schools and academies.		Ongoing
1.3	Implement a programme of Member presentations at each SACRE meeting, with a specific focus on a named SACRE aim.		Ongoing.	Now established at SACRE meetings, efforts made to ensure variety of presenters and topics.
1.4	Implement a visits framework, allowing SACRE to combine a visit with holding one meeting per year in a school setting.	Travel expenses School Time	By Summer 2026.	Visits framework to be developed in 2025.  Seeking volunteers for hosts for the June 2026 meeting.
1.5	To engage schools in designing a logo for SACRE.

Objective Two: To monitor the effective teaching of RE throughout the Local Authority and explore ways to model best practice in RE Intended Impact: SACRE Members have an informed understanding of the quality of RE provision and standards in RE across NYC schools
Links to NASACRE Self-evaluation toolkit: Priority Two Promoting improvement in the standards, quality of teaching and provision in RE
Ref	Action	Cost	Timescale	Progress
1.1	Arrange a programme of visits to a range of Schools in North Yorkshire to see RE in action, and develop a SACRE Visits Policy and Visits Form.	Travel expenses, school time	Ongoing from September 2024
1.2	Implement a system for receiving pupil feedback on RE.		Ongoing from September 2024

Objective Three: To review the locally Agreed Syllabus Intended Impact: SACRE Members implement a locally agreed syllabus for 2024-29 taking account of national developments and consultation with schools
Links to NASACRE Self-evaluation toolkit: Priority Three To evaluate the effectiveness of the Locally Agreed Syllabus NOTE: This is primarily a priority for the second year of this Development Plan
Ref	Action	Cost	Timescale	Progress
1.1	SACRE to consult with the Local Authority, SACRE Members, and Schools on the effectiveness of the current Agreed Syllabus.	Travel expenses School time	From Summer 2024 onwards.	Rolling monitoring, in advance of next Agreed Syllabus launch in June 2029.
1.2	SACRE to work in partnership with the Local Authority to put in place ongoing training and support to ensure full implementation of the Agreed Syllabus in NYC schools.		From Summer 2024 onwards.	A schedule of training and support for schools is in place for 2024-25.

Objective Four: To review and update SACRE guidance to schools on collective worship Intended Impact: schools have updated and clear collective worship guidance that take account of national developments
Links to NASACRE Self-evaluation toolkit: Priority Four To promote improvement in the provision and quality of Collective Worship NOTE: This is primarily a priority for the second year of this Development Plan
Ref	Action	Cost	Timescale	Progress
1.1	SACRE engage with and respond to the NASACRE national report on Collective Worship.		Ongoing.	This report has not yet been published by NASACRE.
1.2	A SACRE working party review and update guidance for Schools.		2025 onwards.	Group established, awaiting feedback from schools on current state of CW before meeting again to draft recommendations.
1.3	SACRE develop a programme of training and support for schools on Collective Worship.		2025 onwards.	A Working Group to prepare draft recommendations for discussion at a SACRE meeting.