To be circulated.
Minutes:
The NASACRE survey deadline was on the 28 April 2017 and a response needed to be agreed. The Chair thanked Mr J Wilson for all his work on the questionnaire. The responses were circulated to members and Mrs A Lloyd went through the answer to each of the questions.
Actions: The following was agreed –
· Question 11 - Although the SACRE was not labour intensive, setting up the up the new website was time very consuming and this could be reflected in the response.
· Question 23 - The group agreed more needed to be added to this answer. 'Localism makes for better communication' and 'the demographics, culture and traditions are different in Lancashire compared to London' were agreed as additional wording, this would reinforce the benefits of RE being a locally agreed syllabus. Other comments included the need to learn 5 different syllabus's for RE during training which made things difficult. Something that fed in locally was very important.
· Question 44 – The contribution of the Faith Centre and how this had enhanced the understanding of community cohesion needed to be enhanced in the response.
· The Youth Voice contribution should also be included in the response including the excellent Youth Debate that had recently taken place on the 28 February 2017.
· Other suggestions for inclusion included the promotion of faith events through the SACRE network and the recent trip to the Gujarat Hindu Society Temple in Preston.
· Mrs A Lloyd would send the feedback and additional comments to Mr J Wilson so they could be included in the response.
The Youth SACRE debate which was held on the 28th of February was acknowledged by the Chair, and Ms J Harris was praised for her time and effort in organising the event. The Chair congratulated the pupils from Broughton Community High School and all the schools that attended for making the event a huge success. County Councillor Y Motala thanked the students involved, especially the panel members as they performed brilliantly and it was an amazing event with great contribution from everyone. Thank you letters had been distributed to all the schools involved by the Chair and the Vice Chair of SACRE. County Councillor A Cheetham and Mrs H Shukla also attended the event and agreed that it was a thoroughly wonderful event that was very well organised.
Ms J Harris had mentioned at the last QSS meeting that another SACRE Youth Debate in November, was being proposed. This would fall during Interfaith week so would be timely. The Chair recommended that SACRE members and other Councillors should attend the next Youth Debate to show their support.
Mrs H Sage said that while other SACRE's in other Authorities have been cut back, Lancashire's SACRE was doing well and its influence was growing. Lancashire SACRE could be seen as a 'beacon of good practice' by other authorities if the excellent work continued. Mrs H Shukla suggested members from other SACRE's across the country could be invited to the next Youth Debate.
Actions – the following was agreed:
· Once a date had been finalised Mrs M Mahmood would contact the Cabinet Member for CYP to see if they were able to attend the event.