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.
Scripture at Jesmond Public School
At Jesmond Public School, Special Religious Education (SRE), is delivered on Thursday from 10.30-11.00am.
On enrolment, parents/carers are given the SRE participation letter to complete and return. After the initial enrolment, notification of changes to a child's enrolment in SRE should be given to the office, in writing.
The following SRE classes are offered at Jesmond Public School:
Christian Scripture:
SRE teachers from different Christian denominations and churches provide Christian SRE. The approved providers in this combined arrangement are The Hunter Bible Church and The Salvation Army-North Lakes. All Christian SRE teachers are authorised and trained by an approved provider.
The Hunter Bible Church and the Salvation Army authorise the Christian SRE curriculum. The curriculum is based on GODSPACE, which is a program about Jesus Christ and learning the key elements of Christian life and culture. More information can be found at http://www.hunterbiblechurch.org/sre-resources. Christian SRE engages students in conversations as they question life, explore values and discover faith.
Islamic Scripture:
Islamic Special Religious Education are the providers for Islam
Scripture classes in NSW Public Schools are a part of the biggest Islamic education project in Australia. The ISRE lessons provide a specifically tailored Islamic education program for Muslim students from kindergarten through to year 12. The program is designed to teach Muslim students the basics of Islam, nurture them to develop a strong sense of identity and purpose and inspire them to lead productive lives by contributing positively to themselves, their communities, their society and the world. The ISRE program is non-sectarian and is provided to all Muslims students, regardless of their sectarian groupings. The aim of ISRE is to teach students to love, learn and live Islam.
For more information contact the school or visit their website info@isre.org.au I www.isre.org.au
Scope and sequence can be found on approved provider's websites.
For more information about Special Religious Education (SRE) and including the list of approved providers please visit https://educlearning/curriculum/learning-across-the-curriculum/religion.
During this time that SRE classes are being held, students not participating will not have access to any academic instruction or formal school activites. Non-attendees will be provided with supervised meaningful activites. This could include reading, private study or homework. They are in a seperate space from SRE classses and supervised by school staff.