Issue - meetings
General SACRE Update
Meeting: 11/10/2023 - Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE) (Item 6.)
General SACRE & RE Update
To receive an update from the SACRE Advisor on any general SACRE or RE related issues.
Meeting: 13/07/2023 - Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE) (Item 5)
5 General SACRE & RE Update PDF 4 MB
Following consideration of the Brent summary 2021 census data relating to religion at the previous meeting a further summary has now been provided mapping Brents population by religion.
This has also been attached for SACREs information.
Minutes:
SACRE considered a summary factsheet detailing the results of the 2021 National Census relating to a breakdown of Brent’s population by religion. Jen Haskew provided a brief overview and SACRE noted:
· The insightful nature of the detail and key points outlined along with the relevance to the membership and operation of SACRE. In noting the breakdown by population, the Chair felt it would also be useful to compare against any similar data available on the breakdown of the school population across the borough by religion. ACTION: Jen Haskew to review available data and update next meeting.
· The usefulness of the data in seeking to support wider policy development and teaching support with members specifically highlighting the low % of population across the borough and individual wards recorded as having “no religion” when compared elsewhere.
· The additional work being undertaken by the Council in regards to the breakdown of Census data by ward, which could also be shared with SACRE once available.
SACRE AGREED to note the Census Factsheet detailing the breakdown of Brent’s population by religion, which it was felt provided a useful reference point for the future consideration of wider policy development and teaching support.