(1) To advise the
Authority on such matters connected with religious worship in
schools and the religious education to be given in accordance with
an agreed syllabus as the Authority may refer to is or as it may
see fit;
(2) In particular, to
advise on methods of teaching, the choice of materials, and the
provision of training for teachers;
(3) To consider, on an
application made by a headteacher of
any school after consultation with the governing body, whether it
is appropriate for the requirement for Christian collective worship
to apply in the case of the school, or in the case of any class or
description of pupils at that school;
[SACRE shall arrive at its decision and communicate
it to the headteacher in accordance
with the provisions of Section 12 of the Education Reform Act
1988]
(4) The representative
groups on the SACRE, other than that representing the Authority,
may at any time require a review of any
Agreed Syllabus for the time being adopted by the
Authority;
(5) To publish each year
a report on its proceedings and those of its representative groups;
to specify any matters on which the SACRE has given advice to the
Authority and the reasons for offering the advice;
(6) To take any action
assigned to it by the Authority in relation to the consideration
and disposal of any complaint concerning collective worship or
religious education in compliance with Section 23 of the Education
Reform Act 1988.