SACRE

Annex

Glossary

Agreed Syllabus

The document that identifies what should be taught within RE/ RVE within a local authority. It is the responsibility of the LA to produce and monitor an Agreed Syllabus for RE/ RVE.

AoLE

Area of learning and experience.

The Curriculum for Wales comprises six AoLEs. They are Expressive Arts; Health and Well-being; Humanities; Languages, Literacy and Communication; Mathematics and Numeracy; Science and Technology.

A Level

Subject based qualification that is usually (although not always) studied in the final year of school/ college.

AS Level

An AS Level is an advanced qualification that students can study after completing their GCSE exams

GCSE

General Certificate of Secondary Education.

RVE

Religion, Values and Ethics

SACRE

Standing advisory council for Religious Education whose main responsibility is to oversee Religious Education in the local authority.

SACRVE

Standing advisory council for Religion, Values and Ethics – the new name for SACRE from September 2022.

SMSC

Spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.

WJEC

Welsh Joint Education Board – the examination board that provides examinations, resources and professional learning to schools and teachers in Wales.

WMS

What Matters Statements – the mandatory requirements for those designing their curriculum and assessment arrangements.

Examples of RVE units to accompany the Curriculum for Wales

Each unit has been mapped, using the four purposes of the Curriculum for Wales, the Statements of What Matters and progression steps of the Humanities AoLE and affording opportunities to incorporate the cross-cutting themes. The units are not prescriptive but will provide examples of high-quality plans which will support objective, critical and pluralistic RVE and have been written to align with the Pembrokeshire Agreed Syllabus for RVE.

Access to the series of plans and learning resources can be found here.

• Learning journey – Year 1: Using Christian stories to develop understanding of key values. How do Christians learn from Jesus about care, forgiveness, community, following God?
• Learning journey – Year 2: Celebrations/Festivals (Hindus, Christians, Muslims)
• Learning journey – Year 3: Symbols of faith and signs of belonging: Why are they important? (Belonging for Hindus, Christians, Muslims)
• Learning journey – Year 5: Values: what matters most to Humanists and Christians?
• Learning journey – Year 7: What is religion? Will religions be growing or dying out in the next 50 years? (Hindu, Christian, Muslim, Non-Religious Worldviews)
• Learning journey – Year 9: Is religion a power for peace or a cause of conflict? Christian, Muslim and Sikh perspectives with reference to Non-Religious Worldviews.

Acknowledgments

The following members of SACRE who contributed to the Agreed Syllabus Conference and contributed to lively and progressive discussions:

Committee A

• Clare Campbell
• Rev Chris Gilham

Committee B

• Lucy Harris
• Amanda Lawrence

Committee C

• Cllr Jamie Adams
• Cllr Andrew Edwards
• Cllr Mike James
• Cllr Sam Skyrme-Blackhall
• Cllr Marc Tierney

LA Adviser

• Jennifer Harding-Richards

LA Officers

• Sian Rowles
• Bethan Jones-Hughes

External Adviser

• Angela Hill

SACRE Clerk

• Lydia Cheshire

The following colleagues who supported with support material and/ or advice for the Agreed Syllabus

• Linda Woodhead MBE
• Lat Blaylock