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Guidance on related matters can be located in the Department for Education Circular 1/94 paragraphs 101-102 (see below for the detailed legal reference).
The Syllabus Conference
The composition of a Syllabus Conference (in England) is:
Each of these separate committees has equal voting rights (one vote per committee). (Note In Wales there is no Church in Wales committee.)
The law regarding the Agreed Syllabus Conference can be found in the Education Act 1996 Part V, Chapter 3, section 375 and Schedule 31 of the same Act.
What is the point of different committees?
The idea is to ensure local consultation with teachers, faith communities, elected councillors in order to ensure that the statutory requirements have a local flavour as the needs of each LEA may be different. The Conference does not have parents elected directly though, of course, members of the Conference appointed for other purposes may well be parents.
Can the LEA reject the syllabus?
Strictly speaking, there is no provision for a reference back to the Conference if the LEA rejects the work of the Conference. The Secretary of State has the power to intervene and set up a separate consultative process but this had never been invoked. The LEA officer or clerk to the Conference, acting as RE Adviser, would normally keep the LEA well informed to avoid any such problems.
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