Tag: Religious Education
Bishop slams Teachers Federation
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.
Paul Green MLC: Keeping SRE is vitally important for kids
I believe Special Religious Education (SRE) also known as scripture classes is a vital program that belongs in NSW schools. It is concerning to...
Dr Greg Walsh: Laws will neutralise education
Religious schools may again be under threat from proposed changes to the Sex Discrimination Act when the Commonwealth Parliament resumes on 11 February. In...
Catechists under threat in State schools
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...
Janina Starkey: Bringing back the patrimony
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...
Students to be taught authentic Catholicism
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...
Most Aussies support religious freedom
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...
Schoolies of a Spiritual Nature
For most Year 12 students, schoolies means a week on the sunny Gold Coast but for one group of lucky Year 12’s it’s a...