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Up-date in relation to Religious Education and the Humanities Area of Learning and Experience currently being developed as part of the new curriculum for Wales

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Submitted - an update on Religious Education and the Humanities Learning and Experience Field which was being developed as part of the New Curriculum for Wales.

During the meeting, Members were presented with the comments made by NASUWT on the proposals noting that Religious Education, History, Geography and Business should receive equal attention in terms of time and resources such as the number of lessons, specialist teachers etc.  It must be ensured that the qualification requirements of Religious Education received priority and that provision was made for the Donaldson principles at secondary schools.  The principles to meet were suggested as follows:

·         Endeavour to get schools to appoint Religious Education subject teachers

·         Ensure that religious education was a Key Stage 3 subject and not a supplement for other subjects

·         Ensure that religious education received the same resources and time as the other humanities subjects

·         Ensure that qualification requirements (GCSE etc.) received priority on Donaldson requirements

Recommended:         To ask the Assistant Education Resources Officer to send a letter to Manon Jones, Curriculum, Assessment and Education Sub-division, Welsh Government, to convey the above-mentioned comments, and to approve them at the next SACRE meeting.

Up-date in relation to Religious Education and the Humanities Area of Learning and Experience currently being developed as part of the new curriculum for Wales

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