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Why an RE Review?. Equity Quality . Focus of the RE Review . Aims Curriculum Exemplification of good RE practice Assessment including qualifications. Sizing up the challenge. Considerable resources within the RE Community Authority of the REC Lack of government support
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Why an RE Review? • Equity • Quality
Focus of the RE Review • Aims • Curriculum • Exemplification of good RE practice • Assessment including qualifications
Sizing up the challenge • Considerable resources within the RE Community • Authority of the REC • Lack of government support • Very limited resources
Overview by 4 Phases • Identify current strengths & weaknesses of RE related to four foci (led by Expert Panel) • Address agenda for change identified by those findings (led by Task Groups) • Find best way to communicate findings of Phases One and Two in final report • Disseminate Report widely and celebrate!
Phase 1 • Draft report goes to the …….. • Steering Group (Oct 31st) and on to the • Reference Group (REC EGM Nov 7th) then on to • Wider public consultation (Nov 12th - Dec 3rd) • REC Board (Dec 6th) • Report finalised and approved Jan 2013
Phase 2 • Brief for task groups agreed by Steering Group and fair/authoritative means of recruiting task group membership identified (28th Nov) • First 2 task groups undertake work (Feb – April 2013); work circulated for wider consultation • Second 2 task groups undertake work (May – July 2013); work circulated for wider public consultation
Phases 3 & 4 • Synthesise the reports from Phases 1 & 2 into a final document • Publish the final report and organise a launch/launches at which we lobby policy makers and celebrate our collective achievement
“We” need to do this • WE being: • RE teachers • RE advisers and consultants • RE and TRS/RS university and college lecturers • “Faith” Group representatives and citizens • N.B. There is no funding from the government for the RE Review: