The Standing Advisory Committee for Religious Education (SACRE) is scheduled to meet on Monday, 16 March 2026. The meeting's agenda includes a discussion of the Derbyshire SACRE Annual Report and a review of Religious Studies teaching hours in the county's secondary schools.

Derbyshire SACRE Annual Report Draft

The committee is set to consider a draft of the Derbyshire SACRE Annual Report. This report will likely provide an overview of the committee's activities and achievements over the past year.

Religious Studies Teaching Hours in Derbyshire Secondary Schools

A significant item on the agenda is a discussion regarding the breakdown of Religious Studies teaching hours in Derbyshire's secondary schools. This topic will explore how much time is allocated to Religious Education within the curriculum of schools across the county.

The report pack also includes the minutes from the previous meeting of the Standing Advisory Committee for Religious Education, held on 10 November 2025¹. These minutes detail discussions on the new Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education 2025-30, feedback from training sessions on this syllabus, and a review of the Curriculum & Assessment Review report published in March 2025². Additionally, the previous meeting's minutes cover advice issued by NASACRE³ regarding Local Government Reorganisation and its implications for SACREs.