Authorised SRE curricula
The Anglican Diocese of Sydney is an approved provider of Special Religious Education (SRE) in NSW public schools.
The Archbishop of Sydney is responsible for authorising all Anglican SRE material used in the Diocese of Sydney. He has authorised only the SRE curricula produced by Christian Education Publications for Anglican Christian SRE. In addition, age-appropriate versions of the Bible are used both in the classroom and on occasions are available for students to borrow and return.
Beginning with God
A one year program designed for students starting their first year of school
Connect
For Infants, Lower Primary and Upper Primary students, based on a three-year cycle
Big Questions
For students in their last year of primary school who are ready to explore some big issues
Think Faith
A learning framework for nurturing, equipping and guiding your high students in their understanding of the Christian faith
Jesus the Game Changer
How the life and teaching of Jesus changed the world and why it matters for school leavers
Multimedia policy
Submit additional multimedia—not included in the authorised curricula— for review
Primary School curricula
Early Stage 1 curriculum
Beginning with God is a one year program designed for students starting their first year of school. It assumes no background Bible knowledge and introduces the Christian faith in an age appropriate way.
The Revised 2018 Beginning with God is the only authorised SRE curriculum you can use with students in Early Stage 1 (Kindergarten) in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney.
You can buy student activity books to support your teaching. Student activity books include a double-sided activity sheet for each lesson. The sheets are perforated enabling your students to take something home from each lesson.
Scope and sequence
Buy curriculum resources
Visit the teachers’ lounge
Stages 1 - 3 curriculum
Connect is a program for Infants, Lower Primary, and Upper Primary students. Based on a three-year cycle, Connect teaches students the key components and themes of the Bible and Christian belief while encouraging them to apply the learning to their own lives.
The Revised 2017 Connect A cycle, Revised 2018 Connect B cycle and Revised 2019 Connect C cycle are the authorised SRE curriculum to use with students in Stages 1 - 3 (Years 1 - 6) in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney.
You can buy Connect student activity books to support your teaching. Each lesson has a page illustrating Bible characters and reinforcing the key lesson outcomes for students.
Scope and sequence
Buy Connect curriculum resources
Visit the teachers’ lounge
Stage 3 curriculum
Big Questions is for students in their last year of primary school who are ready to explore some big issues, share their own opinions and investigate the Bible for themselves.
The Revised 2018 Big Questions Semester 1 and Revised 2018 Big Questions Semester 2 are authorised as SRE curriculum you can use with students in Stage 3 (Year 6) in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney.
You can buy Big Questions student magazines to support your teaching. Each lessons has its own double page spread of activities, helping your students to express their own questions and reflect on their own relationship with God.
Scope and sequence
Buy Big Questions curriculum resources
Visit the teachers’ lounge
High School curricula
Stages 4 & 5 curriculum
Think Faith is the only authorised SRE curriculum you can use with students in Stages 4 and 5 (Years 7 - 10) in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney.
Think Faith is a flexible resource providing a learning framework for nurturing, equipping and guiding your students in their understanding of the Christian faith.
Think Faith is available through a calendar year digital subscription. Your subscription gives you access to all Think Faith teacher and student resources. Pricing is based on the number of students you teach.
Please be sure to conform to the SRE Sensitivity Framework and the Think Faith Adaptation policy when teaching these resources.
Scope and sequence
Buy a Think Faith digital subscription
Visit the teacher resource library
Stage 6 curriculum
There are four authorised SRE curricula you can use with students in Stage 6 SRE classes (Years 11-12) in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney.
The Stage 4 & 5 Think Faith curriculum can be used for Stage 6. The three curricula below are only approved for Stage 6.
Please be sure to conform to the SRE Sensitivity Framework when teaching these resources.
Jesus the Game Changer
Jesus the Game Changer Schools Edition is a 10 part documentary series on how the life and teaching of Jesus changed the world and why it matters. It gives students the opportunity to self-consciously develop their personal worldview, and reflect on how their own beliefs, morals and spiritual systems relate to the Christian faith in its many expressions, as well as the broader Australian society they are a part of.
Please email us to request access to this resource if you are teaching SRE as part of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney.
For the Love of God
For the Love of God is a documentary that confronts the worst that Christians have done and traces the origins of Western values like human rights, charity, and non-violence back to the influence of Jesus. The Centre for Public Christianity have created a 10 week classroom term plan based on the documentary with worksheets, videos and biblical texts to explore and discuss. Only the classroom term plan is approved for SRE.
Note: This curriculum covers many sensitive issues and SRE teachers must carefully assess whether this curriculum is appropriate for their Stage 6 context in accordance with the SRE Sensitivity Framework.
NUA: Fresh Perspective
A fresh perspective on faith, Nua is all about exploration. It’s an eight part film series that encourages questions, acknowledges doubt, and offers an engaging perspective on the Christian faith. NUA explores many questions young people have about Jesus, the Bible, and what it means to be a Christian. It includes a series of eight short films (approximately 15 minutes each) interspersed with discussion questions.
The curriculum is available for purchase online for €40.
Multimedia policy
The SRE Multimedia Policy requires you to submit all additional multimedia (that is, written material, apps, music, videos) not included in the authorised curricula of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney for review.
The policy was prepared in consultation with the NSW Department of Education multimedia policy, and is administered in cooperation with Christian Education Publications and Generate Ministries.
All Quiz Worx school shows are already approved for use in SRE. Quiz Worx school shows support the learning outcomes of the Connect curriculum, and can be used as special events in SRE.
How to submit additional multimedia for review
If you are a primary SRE teacher using Beginning with God, Connect or Big Questions, you can submit an additional primary multimedia resources for review.
If you are a high school SRE teacher using Think Faith, you can submit a multimedia high school resource for review.