NSW schools offer special religious education and special education in ethics. Approved providers deliver these, where available.
Special Religious Education (SRE) and Special Education in Ethics (SEE)
NSW schools offer special religious education and special education in ethics. Approved providers deliver these, where available.
Write to the school if you wish to withdraw your child from special religious education, sometimes known as scripture. Special education in ethics is an option for your primary-age child if you withdraw them from special religious education. For more information, visit Religion and ethics.
At West Pymble Public School, Special Religious Education (SRE) and Special Education in Ethics (SEE) are delivered on Wednesdays between 1.15pm and 1.50pm. (new online enrolment info). After the initial enrolment, notification of changes to a child's enrolment in SRE/SEE should be given in writing to the school office.
Christian SRE is education in Christian beliefs and practices for children of families from various Christian denominations and churches.. The curriculum explores the good news about Jesus Christ found in the Bible and the depth of God’s love for people. Each lesson has been developed to be taught in an age-appropriate manner. Lessons include activities which make the lessons fun and inclusive for children and young people, and also give them the opportunity to critically explore and deepen their faith, pray, and reflect.
Research has shown that SRE contributes to students’ holistic education as it nurtures their spiritual wellbeing.
The following SRE classes are provided:
· Combined Christian SRE: Anglican /Uniting
· Catholic Christian
- Jewish
Ethics classes are offered too. Students who select not to attend scripture or ethics join a non-scripture group.
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Combined Christian SRE: Anglican/Uniting
Our school offers Combined Christian special religious education with providers from Northlight/St. Matthew’s Anglican Church West Pymble and Gordon-Pymble Uniting Church. The accredited teachers use the authorised curriculum of the Sydney Anglican Diocese and Uniting Church NSW/ACT which can be found at the following websites:
https://whysre.com.au/sre-curriculum/cep-curriculum-overview/
The teachers deliver combined SRE with students from a number of denominations being taught as one class.
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Catholic Christian
The following is the link to the Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay's Curriculum Walking with Jesus:
https://www.bbcatholic.org.au/parish-community/ministries/ccd/curriculum