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sfcp - Society for the Furtherance of the Critical Philosophy

sfcp - Society for the Furtherance of the Critical Philosophy
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Dorset Religions

Dorset Religions
Chart 1: In Dorset, for every 6 Christians there is one 1 adult with 'No religion'. (2001 Census)

65% of 12-19 year olds do not describe themselves as belonging to a religion

65% of 12-19 year olds do not describe themselves as belonging to a religion

Possible Changes to RE Syllabus

- Equality of religious faith & secular worldviews.
- National Syllabus, not local.
- incorporation of RE into English, Philosophy or History
- Religious Education (RE) replaced in law by:-
- - Religion & Secular Worldviews (RSW) or ...
- - Religion & Belief (R&B) or ...
- - Religion, Ethics and Critical Thinking (REACT).
- Ethics: religious & non-religious worldviews.
- Critical Thinking: includes The Scientific Method.

Dorset No religion & non-christians

Dorset No religion & non-christians
Chart 2: In Dorset for every 13 adults with No religion there is 1 with a non-Christian religion ie. Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh or Other. (2001 Census)

DCSF - Religious education in English schools: Non‑statutory guidance 2009

- Religious education in English schools: Non‑statutory guidance 2009
- BHA response
- National Secular Society response

Religiosity Index

Religiosity Index
Sweden & Japan are not very religious, USA is very religious, England is quite religious

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- ASC: agreed syllabus conference
- SACRE: Standing Advisory Councils for Religious Education

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Action

1) Targets based on Humanism across UK Agreed Syllabus by Jacqueline Watson
2) Copy of Agreed Syllabus in which Humanism is COMPULSORY at Key Stage 1,2,3:
Suffolk CoC
Hounslow LBC (+KS4)
Hammersmith & Fulham LBC
Westminster CiC (KS 3 only)
3) can Humanists join a NASACRE committee?

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Humanist-SACRE links

  • Mindfulness
  • Philosophy for Children
  • RE Council - Vision ('Every young person experiences a personally inspiring and academically rigorous education in religious and non-religious worldviews')
  • Irish Campaign for Secular Education
  • Transforming RE in schools 2006-09 (Ofsted)
  • RE in schools: non-statutory guidance 2010
  • Toledo Guiding Principles
  • Cornwall Humanists - SACRE reports
  • Education Act 1944
  • Education Reform Act 1988
  • SACREs and self-evaluation - a guide
  • Making sense of religion: a report on religious education in schools and the impact of locally agreed syllabuses 2007 by Ofsted
  • An evaluation of the work of Standing Advisory Councils for Religious Education 2004
  • An Analysis of SACRE reports (annual) by QCA
  • School Standards & Framework Act 1998, schedule 20
  • School Standards & Framework Act 1998, schedule 19
  • School Standards & Framework Act 1998, Chapter V1
  • Education Act 1996, Part V, Chapter 111, schedule 31
  • Ofsted calls for national curriculum for RE
  • Humanism in the National Framework for Religious Education
  • Why Humanism should be represented on SACREs and ASCs
  • Local or National control of RE?
  • Humanism for Teachers Resources
  • Human Rights Act 1998 (3.1 & 6.1)
  • Why Include Humanism In RE? After all, it's not a religion!…(1999)
  • Humanism – a Summary for Teachers and SACREs
  • About SACREs by BHA
  • “Can Religious Education be relevant to the non-religious?” by Marilyn Mason, former Education Officer, BHA
  • 2004 non-statutory national framework for RE
  • Humanism in Agreed Syllabuses for Religious Education, Nov 2007
  • The non-statutory national framework for religious education, last updated 05 October 2009
  • Religious education in schools: NSS response, July 2009
  • Circular number 1/94 Religious Education and Collective Worship
  • National Association of SACREs

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