The General Assembly establish a Christian Education Group as a sub-group of the Board of Trustees for an initial two-year period.
- Remit
The remit of the sub-group will be:
1.To discuss and respond to ongoing developments in Education in Scotland, particularly as it relates to Christian worldview, Relationship, Sexual Health, and Parenting Education (RSHP) and other issues of morality in the Curriculum for Education in Schools and early childhood centres in Scotland.
1.2 (2) To explore and develop partnerships with other organisations in Scotland who are engaged in Christian education.
1.3 (3) To continue to equip and support local parents and churches to engage with Local Authorities, schools and early childhood centres in relation to these issues.
1.4 To support parents who have opted for home education.
1.5 To support Christian teachers and staff in state schools and early childhood centres.
1.6 To educate and inform the wider Church of what is currently being taught in Scottish Schools and early childhood centres.
2. Convener
The General Assembly declare that the Convener of the group will be appointed for a two-year term by the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Board of Trustees.
3. Membership
The membership of the sub-group will be appointed by the Board of Trustees in consultation with the Convener.
3.1 The group shall have at least four members (including the Convener ex officio) and not more than eight.
3.2 At least 50% of the members of the group must be Ministers or Elders of the Free Church of Scotland.
3.3 Where possible some of the members of the sub-group should be either teaching practitioners or those who have recent experience of delivering the Health and Wellbeing and the RSHP elements of Curriculum for Excellence in Scottish schools.
3.4 The group may appoint consultants according to the usual practices for Boards and Committees.