Please may we request that you supply the following information in relation to the financial year April 2021-April 2022:

1. Can you confirm that the funding allocated to your local authority in the 2021-22 ‘ongoing commitments’ category of the CSSB (Central Schools Services Block) was £945,052?
Yes.

2. How much of the funding specified in (1) above (as a raw figure) was allocated to SACRE related spending and if relevant to ASC (Agreed Syllabus Conference) related spending?
£7,000

3. How much money from the CSSB funding for 2021-2022 did you spend on:
a) Democratic services to support SACRE meetings in 2021-2022 (e.g. a clerk)
None; the time given to SACRE work by our clerk is not charged for.

b)
i. Professional support (A Religious Education specialist adviser or consultant to support the work of SACRE)
Professional support for SACRE meetings; attending Berkshire SACREs hub meetings; annual report writing and attending NASACRE training on this; attending NASACRE conference: £2,625
+ RE advisor provision of support to schools: £3,670

ii. Who provides the specialist RE support to SACRE in 3(b) e.g. No one, an RE specialist, a LA officer with an interest in RE etc.
An RE specialist. The work of the SACRE is also supported by an LA officer, whose time the SACRE does not pay for

c) Support for schools, including CPD and training specifically for Religious Education and or Collective Worship
As above: £3,670 on training/ network meetings. Plus £2,037 spent on resources for schools (funded by monies carried forward from the previous financial year)

d) Other costs
£865

e) Please explain what the amount in (d) was spent on.
NASACRE subscription
NASACRE conference fees
NASACRE training events
IT support for webcasting meetings
Annual report design (for schools’ version)
Contribution to the Berkshire SACRE hub (for the work of the hub manager, a ‘Real People, Real Faith’ project producing resources for schools, and planning for syllabus review)

4.
a) How much money from other funds outside the CSSB fund was used to support RE in schools in your local authority?
None.

b) what was the source(s) of the funds in 4(a)? e.g. community integration fund
Not applicable.

5.
a) In which academic year was your last agreed syllabus for RE published?
2018-19

b) How much did it cost to complete the revision in 5a? (i.e., to write it, develop it, publish it and launch it including training for your schools)
The very approximate costs of the syllabus review were £1,300 (the total costs were divided between the 6 LAs involved, and each LA contributed approx. £1,300) + £220 for a Wokingham launch event.

6.
a) Where would a member of the public access your Agreed Syllabus for RE?
On the Wokingham ‘schools hub’ website.

b) What is the weblink (url) for your syllabus or summary document?
https://wsh.wokingham.gov.uk/learning-and-teaching/religious-education/re-syllabus/

7.
a) Who is the contact (Name) for SACRE business in your LA?
Luciane Bowker.

b) What is the contact’s (email address) for SACRE business in your LA?
Luciane.bowker@wokingham.gov.uk

c) How many meetings of SACRE were held in the academic year 2021-2022?
Three.

d) how many of those meetings in 7(c) had representation from all four statutory groups (were quorate)?
All three meetings were quorate.

e) Does your SACRE partner with any other SACRE?
Yes.

f) If the answer to 7(e) is Yes, which other SACREs do you partner with?
We are part of a ‘Berkshire SACRE hub’ along with Bracknell Forest, Reading, Sough, West Berkshire, and Windsor and Maidenhead SACREs.

g) What partnership activity is undertaken in 7(f)?
Joint projects, such as producing materials for schools, and syllabus review when this is required. In 2021-22 the focus was a project called ‘Real People, Real Faith’ which produced film resources for schools, and beginning to plan for syllabus review.

8. Are there any barriers to providing funding to fulfil your statutory duties in relation to SACRE and/or the Agreed Syllabus Conference that you want to tell us about?
No barriers.

9. Is there anything else you want to tell us?
SACRE members are proud of the work of the Wokingham SACRE. Through the SACRE, much high quality support is provided to schools. In order to fulfil the SACRE’s action plan and put into place support for schools, the SACRE relies - in addition to the RE advisor - on support from an LA officer, whose time the SACRE does not pay for, as well as from an officer to fulfil the clerking requirements, and to communicate with teachers.