Schools, education and childcare The Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE)

Membership and Constitution

The membership of SACRE is split into four committees that represent different groups.

  • Committee A - Christian denominations other than the Church of England plus representatives of other faiths
  • Committee B - the Church of England
  • Committee C - teachers
  • Committee D - the local authority

There may also be co-opted members.

Committee A

Patrick Davern , Roman Catholic

Erik Keasberry, Chinese Christian

Heather Steward, Methodist  

Mike Chesterton, Evangelical

Simon Caplan, Jewish

Sara Radivan Jewish

Valerie Clark, Quaker

Martin Knowles, Humanist

United Reformed Church - Vacant

Sukbhir Singh, Sikh

Dr S Sinha, Hindu

Nidhi Sinha, Hindu

Imran Naseem, Islam

Christine Howard, Baptist Denomination

Cedric Knipe, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Sara Talai - Baha'i

Grange Williams - Baha'i

Committee B

Maureen Curley, Church of England

Committee C

Helen Tildesley, The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) representative

Julie Darbyshire, Teacher (Higher education)

Committee D

Nick Paul, Local Authority

Cllr Ahmed Ali, Local Authority

More information of membership, voting rights and meetings can be found in the SACRE constitution.

 
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