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Church and Society Council

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EDUCATION ISSUES

The council's remit covers the area of education including religious observance in schools, social and moral education and sexual health strategies in education.

Schoolchildren enjoy a visit from the Moderator (centre back) in 2003

Information about the following consultations, initiatives and conferences is available on this page:
Curriculum for Excellence - Religious and Moral Education
Religious observance in schools
Resources for schools and their chaplains
Stevenson prize
Sexual Health and Relationships Education
The Scottish Joint Committee on Religious and Moral Education
Official responses to government documents

Curriculum for Excellence - Religious and Moral Education

The draft 'experiences and outcomes' in religious and moral education for the Curriculum for Excellence are available on the Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS) website. LTS has prepared two questionnaires relating to these new guidelines and welcomes feedback. Follow this link to read the document and questionnaires: LTS Religious and Moral Education

Religious observance in schools

The council is working closely with Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS) as part of its working group on religious observance in schools. LTS provides independent advice to Scottish parliament ministers, support to education practitioners to improve the quality of education in Scotland and encourages the creative and effective use of technology in education. The religious observance work has focused on responses to the Scottish Executive's policy on the provision of religious observance in Scottish schools and the action for local authorities in planning the provision of religious observance.

For more information, resources and a copy of Religious Observance Circular 1/2005, visit the LTS website at www.ltscotland.org.uk

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Resources for schools and their chaplains

A set of 18 outlines for school assemblies has been produced by the Church of Scotland for LTS. These are available to download by following the link to a page which is being developed for schools and school chaplains.

Click here to go to the Schools Page.

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Stevenson Prize

This prize has been established to encourage excellence within the fields of Religious Observance and Religious Education. It is named in honour of the Rev Dr John Stevenson, General Secretary of the education Committee from 1992-2000. The competition is for work by pupils and a prize of £500 will be awarded to one Primary and one Secondary school.
Follow this link to find out how your school could enter the competition: Stevenson Prize

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Sexual Health and Relationships Education

All schools teach sex and relationships education. You can read the national guidelines for schools and a leaflet for parents and carers by clicking on this link: www.ltscotland.org.uk
The Church and Society Council has produced a leaflet to help parents and carers to understand what is to be taught in this subject from a Christian perspective.
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The Scottish Joint Committee on Religious and Moral Education

The Church and Society Council is a member of the Scottish Joint Committee on Religious and Moral Education.
This group aims to promote religious education, religious studies and moral education in schools and in further and higher education. It also aims to give advice and to receive and make submissions on the curricula for these subjects; to engage in dialogue with groups who have an interest in this field; and to organise conferences of interested parties at Scottish and district levels. Help is also available for teachers through the committee's constituent organisations, which include the Educational Institute of Scotland, the Scottish Teachers' Association, the National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers, and the Professional Association of Teachers.

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Responses to government documents

The standing committee on education is asked to respond to many government documents. The most recent responses are available to download below in Word [.doc], rich text [.rtf] and text only [.txt] formats.

Guidelines for initial teacher education programme, May 2006:

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Achieving the standards for headship, April 2006:

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Parental involvement in head teacher/depute appointment procedures, February 2006:

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In this section
Introduction
Welcome to the Church and Society Council pages

Parliamentary affairs
The Church's work with the UK and Scottish parliaments

Peace, international, Europe and migration
Current world issues and the council's responses and action

Equalities and human rights
Details on the range of current issues and the council's responses and action

Health and social issues
Debating the issues which affect the lives of the people of Scotland and worldwide

Society, religion and technology
The Church's engagement with science and technology, economics and industry, and environmental concerns

Responding to climate change
How the church is reacting to the global challenge of climate change

Education issues
Engagement with issues of religious and moral concern in schools and colleges

Schools
Resources for school assemblies and news for schools and their chaplains

News and events
The latest updates from the council

Resources
A range of information and resources to download

Have your say
Send in comments and feedback to the council's working groups

Summary of issues
A guide to key issues raised in reports to the General Assembly since 1980

Contact us
How to get in touch with the council and our staff

 

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