RE teachers will be able to access a new series of RE resources from 10 October. The “Deep Dive” RE classes will be delivered via 60 videos, each five to eight minutes long, each exploring theological topics. The programme aims to help primary and secondary school teachers to deliver content included in the 2023 Religious Read more
The Pope and his LGBTQ language were raised – and not in a good way – during an online student forum last Thursday. The forum provided an opportunity for 12 students from across the Asia-Pacific region to speak directly to Francis about their ideas and reflections about their shared social concerns. The Loyola University Chicago-organised Read more
The environment in which Religious Education is taught in Catholic schools in Australia today has changed dramatically over the last sixty years. Culturally, this reflects the significant changes in society globally and the impact of religious affiliation locally. Gone is much of the tribalism, homogeneity and compliance that so identified the Catholic faithful pre-Vatican II Read more
Catholic schools will still be able to teach the Catholic faith, a Director of Religious Education at a prominent Catholic Secondary school told CathNews. Her comments followed an article published on the weekend suggesting religious education was being replaced by religious studies. The article went on to suggest religious studies would primarily focus on the Read more
The last day of term at Christchurch Catholic school for girls, Villa Maria College, should have been one of relief for its pupils. But for those sitting a level one NCEA external religious education (RE) assessment, this wasn’t the case. For them, the last day of last term turned into a worry. It was on Read more
Parental objection has seen a Catholic secondary school cancel a pro-Israel Folau assignment. The assignment was signed off by “the Religious Education Year 9 Team” at St Patrick’s Marist College in New South Wales. “Your mission is to present to your Local Member of Federal Parliament a letter expressing deep concern for the future of Read more
The New Zealand National Centre for Religious Studies (NCRS) is providing secondary religious education teachers with a new curriculum guide. The Secondary RE Bridging Document (SREBD) Poipoia te kakano kia puawai – Nurture the seed and it will blossom – is intended to provide some common ground while a formal longer process of preparing a new year 1 – 13 RE Read more
Proposed changes to the Religious Education (RE) syllabus have been met with outrage in the UK. The Catholic Education Service (CES) and the Bishop with special responsibility for RE say they are “not happy” with a report calling for urgent reform of religion in schools in England and Wales. The say it is “a direct Read more
A group of Auckland primary school parents who took concerns about religious lessons to the Human Rights Commission are outraged Christian teaching will restart next term. At the start of the year, Roy Warren, whose 5-year-old son attends St Heliers School, originally complained to principal Craig McCarthny about the 30-minute sessions running during school time, Read more
One in three state primary and intermediate schools teaches religious instruction, according to a survey which has triggered debate over what children are being taught. Here, the chief of the Churches Education Commission, Simon Greening, and the survey’s author, David Hines, present their views: For Why should New Zealand primary schools continue to offer a Read more