SRE Accreditation
For 120 years, Special Religious Education (SRE) has made a valuable and unique contribution to the education of thousands of young people in NSW government schools.
"SRE Accreditation will help protect SRE by ensuring that every teacher authorised by the Anglican Church to teach is fully equipped for week-to-week ministry with young people ... making the most of the wonderful opportunity to invest in the state of our children's spiritual future."
Zac Veron, CEO, Youthworks
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Background
Accreditation will help protect the future of SRE and accountability of our local churches and Diocese to the governing state bodies. It is an investment not only for the spiritual state of this generation of children, but for the long-term state of NSW.
Authorisation Policy
Everyone who seeks to be a teacher of Special Religious Education, and anyone who accompanies them onto NSW Government School premises, must be ‘authorised to do so. All the requirements for authorisation are outlined here
Accreditation Training
In order to attain Accreditation each SRE teacher is expected to complete five training modules. Teachers with prior SRE training or other relevant formal qualifications may be exempt from further training in these areas.
Becoming a Local Trainer
The local church can have an appropriate person trained as an SRE Trainer for both Primary and High School SRE. This person would be qualified to teach all the SRE Accreditation courses in their home church or for the teachers of the schools in which their parish is involved.
Senior Trainers
This page is for the Senior SRE Accreditation Trainers, which include a number of children’s ministers and SRE Teachers who are supporting the training by running modules in their churches on behalf of Youthworks.
F.A.Q.
Here you will find answers to frequently asked questions about SRE Accreditation Training.