Awards 2016-17
Awards were made to the SACREs below for a varied and interesting range of projects. Reports to follow.
Bedford Borough
Training Yr 12 urban students as Faith Ambassadors (Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh) so that they can present their faith effectively with KS2 students in less diverse rural areas.
Berkshire Hub “Crossing the Bridges”:
Six SACREs working together to build relationships between schools and faith/belief communities, through disseminating and enhancing template and interactive teaching/learning tools.
Liverpool
Building on the successful Hope 2016 event, the project will enable SACRE to mount and participate in Faith 2017, which aims to “promote respect and celebrate cultural diversity in North Liverpool” – an innovative community based RE project.
Newham
SACRE and youth SACRE members creating “Master Class” webinars online for teachers to access and gain confidence in presenting different religions and world views; also webinars relating to the new GCSE specifications.
North Yorkshire
An “Exploring Diversity” day with KS2 pupils from 10 schools, researching and choosing artefacts and resources from four faiths, to go into “Artefacts in Faith” boxes.