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
1. Identify current strengths & weaknesses of
RE related to four foci (led by Expert Panel)
2. Address agenda for change identified by
those findings (led by Task Groups)
3. Find best way to communicate findings of
Phases One and Two in final report
4. 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
Who’s in charge?
“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:
Every argument a constructive
argument!