THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND - Priestfield Parish Church

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12. Urge the Scottish Government
to ensure that resources, including
partnerships with Churches and
others, are in place to deliver
the ambitions of the Early Years
Framework
13. Demand that HM Government
uphold, respect and protect the
rights of children who are asylum
seekers or who are traffi cked into
our country.
15. Commend the development of a
major partnership delivering training
for Religious Observance in schools
and instruct the Church and Society
Council to report to the General
Assembly on progress toward
implementation
16. Instruct the Council to consult
with a wide range of organisations
with a view to setting up a panel of
trained RME teachers, educationalists
and early years offi cers drawn from
all the main Christian denominations
to explore the preparation of
material for publication in print and
other media to aid the teaching of
RME as part of the Curriculum for
Excellence.
CHURCH AND SOCIETY COUNCIL
Letters written to UK and Scottish Ministers
Letters written to UK and Scottish Ministers
Moderator raised issue with Prime Minister
Issue raised with MPs on Westminster visit by Church and Society Council
delegation (see Church and Society website for more information on visit)
Articles written in Moderator’s name in several newspapers and on
Convener’s Blog
Campaign highlighted in December enews
Course received university accreditation and launched in January with 26
participants. See section 12.1 of Church and Society report for full details
Conference held with Scottish Joint Committee on Religious and Moral
Education for RME teachers with Christianity in Scotland as main topic.
Application to be made with Religious Education Movement Scotland to
fund web based project. See section 12.2 of Church and Society report.