Manchester City Council

Schools, education and childcare The Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE)

Membership and Constitution

The membership of SACRE is split into four committees that represent different groups.

  • Committee A - Christian denominations other than the Church of England plus representatives of other faiths
  • Committee B - the Church of England
  • Committee C - teachers
  • Committee D - the local authority

There may also be co-opted members.

Committee A

  • Martin Knowles, Humanist
  • Christine Howard, Baptist Denomination
  • Valerie Clark, Quaker
  • Ben Law, Chinese Christian
  • Sara Radivan, Jewish
  • Pranab Bhadra, Hindu
  • Warren Elf, Jewish
  • Patrick Davern, Roman Catholic
  • Heather Steward, Methodist
  • Saijjad Haider, Islam
  • Dr Syed Ali, Islam
  • Sukbhir Singh, Sikh
  • Grange Williams, Baha'i
  • Nidhi Sinha, Hindu
  • Dave Butt, Evangelical

Committee B

  • Maureen Curley, Church of England

Committee C

  • Susannah Haygarth, Teacher
  • Vicky Foreman, Teacher
  • Michelle Paddison, Teacher
  • Julie Darbyshire, Teacher (Higher Education)
  • David Butt, Teacher

Committee D

  • Cllr Ahmed Ali, Local Authority
  • Victoria Johnson, Local Authority

More information of membership, voting rights and meetings can be found in the SACRE constitution.