Tag: Religious Education

When Theresa Ardler graduated from Australian Catholic University with a Masters of Religious Education last week she wore an item that powerfully linked her...

A recently released report has broken new ground in finding that Special Religious Education in our schools provides a host of additional benefits, including...

Earlier this week, a dear friend suggested that I might in future be the patron saint of having to listen to the unbearable. While...

Bishop Brian Mascord of Wollongong has expressed strong opposition to the push from the NSW Teachers Federation to have religion classes removed from public schools.

I believe Special Religious Education (SRE) also known as scripture classes is a vital program that belongs in NSW schools. It is concerning to...

Religious schools may again be under threat from proposed changes to the Sex Discrimination Act when the Commonwealth Parliament resumes on 11 February. In...

The debate around the validity of faith-based Special Religious Education (SRE) in NSW Government Schools was reinvigorated when the Secondary Principals’ Council, in their...

By Janina Starkey Earlier this year, teachers of Religious Education across NSW, began preparing to implement a new senior course of study in Catholic Schools. This...

A radical new Religious Education curriculum has been launched in the “School Room” at Mary MacKillop Place in North Sydney. It’s designed to help Catholic...

A poll showing most Australians support legal protections for religious freedom has coincided with calls to remove exemptions allowing faith-based schools to operate according...