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Brighton & Hove City Council Religious Education Agreed Syllabus 2011
Meeting: 20/01/2012 - Children & Young People Cabinet Member Meeting (Item 27)
27 Brighton & Hove City Council Religious Education Agreed Syllabus 2011 
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Report of the Strategic Director, People (copy attached)
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Decision:
That the Cabinet Member approves the Agreed Syllabus of Religious Education 2011-2015 at Appendix 1 to the report, for use in Brighton 7 Hove City Council maintained schools.
Minutes:
27.1 The Cabinet Member considered a report of the Strategic detailing and seeking approval to the Brighton & Hove Council Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education 2011- 2015.
27.2 It was explained that each local authority had a statutory duty to adopt an Agreed Syllabus of Religious Education for use by maintained schools in the area and to arrange for it to be reviewed through the Agreed Syllabus Conference at least every five years. The purpose of this report was to seek formal City Council approval for the Agreed Syllabus 2011-2015. This had been approved unanimously by the Agreed Syllabus Conference at its meeting on 1 February 2011.
27.3 Councillor Wealls enquired regarding the differences between this and the current syllabus. It was explained that there were no major differences between the two and that none of the city’s academies had religious foundation status.
27.4 RESOLVED - That the Cabinet Member approves the Agreed Syllabus of Religious Education 2011-2015 at Appendix 1 to the report, for use in Brighton 7 Hove City Council maintained schools.