At Bateau Bay Public School, SRE is delivered on Thursday from 11:30am-12pm.
On enrolment parents/carers will be given the SRE and SEE participation letter to complete and return. After the initial enrolment, notification of changes to a child's enrolment in SRE can be made at this website: https://ehub.enrol.education.nsw.gov.au/update-student-details/, or can be provided in writing to the school office.
The following SRE classes are offered at Bateau Bay Public School:
- Catholic SRE is provided by the Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay. Catholic SRE teachers (also known as Catechists) are authorised by the local parish and trained by the Diocese of the Catholic Church.
The Catholic SRE curriculum is approved by the Bishop of the Diocese in liaison with religious education experts. Lessons include activities that are fun and inclusive for students, whilst also providing them the opportunity to critically explore in depth their faith and to pray and reflect. For more information about the Catholic SRE curriculum go to http://www.bbcatholic.org.au/evangelisation/ccd/curriculum
Catholic SRE teachers engage young people in hearing the Good News about Jesus Christ and learning the key elements of our Christian life and culture
- Christian SRE is provided by SRE teachers from different Christian denominations and churches. The approved providers in this combined arrangement are Baptist Union of NSW, Churches of Christ in NSW and ACT, Emmanuel Baptist Church Glenwood, EV Church, Presbyterian Church of Australia in NSW, The Lakes Evangelical Church Inc., Uniting Church in Australia (NSW&ACT Synod), Christian Reformed Churches. All Christian SRE teachers are authorised and trained by an approved provider.
The Christian SRE curriculum is authorised by the approved providers listed above. The curriculum is based on Good News about Jesus Christ and learning the key elements of our Christian life and culture and can be found at https://www.iccoreis.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Godspace-Connect.pdf . Christian SRE engages students in conversations as they question life, explore values and discover faith.
Special Education in Ethics (SEE)
SEE classes support children to develop a life-long capacity for making well-reasoned decisions about ethical issues. Through balanced argument students learn to disagree respectfully, to challenge ideas and to support their arguments with considered evidence. Our volunteer SEE teachers use lesson materials which present a range of stories, scenarios and questions to generate discussion. SEE teachers are trained to impartially facilitate student discussions, helping students develop their critical thinking and collaborative inquiry skills. SEE teachers support student learning by:
- showing genuine curiosity and interest in the questions being discussed
- staying neutral
- creating space for students to think, share ideas, give reasons and ensuring respectful discussion.
SEE is provided by Primary Ethics. You can find out more information about the program from the Primary Ethics website https://primaryethics.com.au/curriculum/ .
Alternative Meaningful Activities
During the time that SRE/SEE classes are being held, students not attending will be located in a separate space and will participate in alternative meaningful activities. These could include reading, private study or completing homework.