Report to:

East Sussex SACRE

 

Date of meeting:

 

29 February 2024

By:

Barry Blakelock

ESCC Children’s Service Representative

bblakelock@ryecollege.co.uk

Title:

SACRE Budget Update

 

Purpose:

To update East Sussex SACRE on the current budget position

 

 

Recommendations:

·         NOTE the budget spend for the current financial year.

·         NOTE the budget projection for the next financial year.

 

1.    Budget 2023/24 – Updated February 2024

The allocation from Children’s Services for the work of SACRE has been established at £10,000 for 23/24 and 24/25 to reflect the implementation of the new Agreed Syllabus. 

 

Area of work

Allocation

Spent

Specialist RE Advisor – 7 days

(Claire Ramalli)

 

£2,800

 

£1,800

SLE Primary Network – 3 days

(Claire Rivers)

 

£1050

 

£0

SLE Secondary Network – 3 days

(Sam Keddie)

 

£1050

 

£0

RE Today CPD Package – Year 2

Reduced rate for 3 years

·         Termly webinars

(3 x Secondary, 3 x Primary)

·         Annual conference

(1 x Secondary, 1 x Primary)

 

 

 

 

 

£4,842  

 

 

 

 

 

£4,842

NASACRE Subscription fee

 

 

£155

 

£155

NASACRE conference fess

 

 

£60

 

£0

Sundries

 

 

£25

 

£0

TOTAL

£9,982

£6,797

BALANCE

£18

£3,203

 

For 2023/24, we have agreed the number of days allocated to both the Specialist RE Advisor and the Primary and Secondary Network Leads. The Specialist RE Advisor is allocated 7 days per year and the Primary and Secondary Network Leads allocated 3 days per year – one day for each termly network meeting they host.

 

With modest assumptions in other areas, we have a contingency of £18.

 

Pupil Conference – AQUINAS Church of England Education Trust will support this year’s pupil conference with a contribution of £500.


 

2.    Budget 2024/25 – Projection

The allocation from Children’s Services for the work of SACRE is £10,000

 

Area of work

Allocation

Spent

Specialist RE Advisor – 7 days

(Claire Ramalli)

 

£2,800

 

£0

SLE Primary Network – 3 days

(Claire Rivers)

 

£1050

 

£0

SLE Secondary Network – 3 days

(Sam Keddie)

 

£1050

 

£0

RE Today CPD Package – Year 3

Reduced rate for 3 years

·         Termly webinars

(3 x Secondary, 3 x Primary)

·         Annual conference

(1 x Secondary, 1 x Primary)

 

 

 

 

 

£4,842 

 

 

 

 

 

£0

NASACRE Subscription fee

 

 

£170

 

£0

NASACRE conference fess

 

 

£70

 

£0

Sundries

 

 

£0

 

£0

TOTAL

£9,982

£0

BALANCE

£18

£10,000

 

For 2024/25, we have maintained the number of days both the Specialist RE Advisor and the Primary and Secondary Network Leads are allocated each year.

 

With a commitment to the third (and final) year of CPD support from RE Today and modest assumptions in other areas, we have a surplus of £18.