Special Religious Education
What is SRE?
Special Religious Education (SRE), or “Scripture in schools”, is offered during the school day in most NSW primary schools and many high schools.
Who teaches SRE?
Our SRE teachers are people of Christian faith. They attend Elim church and most volunteer their time because they enjoy working with children and believe that a faith is valuable for everyday living. Many SRE volunteers already have experience working with children either as professional teachers or in children’s ministry in their church or community.
All our teachers must complete a Working With Children Check, attend a Child Protection course and undergo initial and ongoing training.
Elim church as an approved provider for SRE teachers in schools at the start of each year provides to the principals of the school the names, date of birth and contact details for each SRE teacher authorised by Elim Church.
All of our authorised SRE teachers have viewed and are aware of the department’ “Code of Conduct”.
School coordinators review the SRE teachers processes and offer mentor support as part of the annual assurance process, they identify issues to be addressed, give feedback from lesson observations and make recommendations of further training if required.
https://nswactbaptists.org.au/sre-training/
What happens in SRE lessons?
SRE teachers are required to use an approved curriculum, which is available for parents to view online.
https://godspace.org.au
https://cepconnect.com.au/curriculum
Whilst the programs vary, and are age appropriate, students in Christian SRE classes commonly explore the Bible, encounter core Christian beliefs and examine how the teachings of Jesus call us to make good life choices in our relationships. A variety of teaching methods are used that allow the students to respond to lessons via writing, group discussion, music, song, drama and prayer. Children are encouraged to think, interact and make up their own minds about matters of faith. There is usually also a teacher from the school in the room.
For SRE Lesson Contents
Please contact Ingrid Scott for further information about the contents of SRE lessons.
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