Religious Education and collective worship funding

Please may I request, under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act (2000) that you supply the following information in relation to the financial year April 2019-April 2020:

1. How much funding was allocated to your local authority in the ‘ongoing commitments’ category of the CSSB (Central Schools Services Block)

-£2,503,570

2. How much of the funding specified in (1) above (as a raw figure and a percentage) was allocated to SACRE (Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education) related spending and if relevant to ASC (Agreed Syllabus Conference) related spending?

Nil

3. How much money from the CSSB funding for 2019-2020 did you spend on:
(a) Democratic services to support SACRE meetings through 2019-2020 (e.g. a clerk)

Nil

(b) Professional support (A Religious Education specialist advisor or consultant to support the work of SACRE)

£18,000

(c) Support for schools, including CPD and training specifically for Religious Education and or Collective worship

Nil

(d) Other costs: please specify e.g. for separate clerking costs

Nil

4. How much money from other funds outside the CSSB fund (e.g. the community integration fund) was used to support RE in your local authority with schools?

Nil

5. When was your last agreed syllabus for RE revised, and how much did it cost to complete this revision? (i.e. to write it, develop it, publish it and launch it including initial training for your schools)

September 2018 at a cost to Devon County Council of £4448.38

6. How/Where would a member of the public access your Agreed Syllabus for RE?

This is available online via the link below:

Syllabus

7. Who is the contact for SACRE business in your LA? (Name and email address)

Gerry Rufolo
gerry.rufolo@devon.gov.uk

8. Are there any barriers for providing funding to fulfil your statutory duties in relation to SACRE and/or the Agreed Syllabus Conference that you want to tell us about?

No