Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE)

SACRE's main role is to advise the council on all matters related to collective worship and religious education (RE) in community schools.

In each  authority it is up to the SACRE to:

• advise the council on matters relating to RE and collective worship in community schools
• oversee RE and collective worship in the council; advise on teaching methods, choice of materials and teacher training provision
• review the council syllabus every 5 years, by law
• monitor RE, collective worship and spiritual, moral, social and cultural development (SMSC)