Holroyd New Life Church is committed to the combined churches SRE ministry into our local community. More details can be found on the Holroyd Combined Churches SRE webpage. Each year, or as volunteer teachers change, letters are provided to the schools detailing the cross-authorisation procedures in place as well as the details of all authorised teachers.
Holroyd New Life Church is an Approved Provider of SRE in NSW. All of our authorised teachers have completed NSW Working with Children Check's, the SRE/SEE teachers declaration and participate in initial and ongoing training in child protection (Creating Safe Spaces) and classroom management (GodSpace modules, Youthworks training conferences etc). Our HNLC SRE Teacher Authorisation Processes can be found here. Any complaints regarding HNLC authorised teachers or curriculum can be emailed to sre@hnlc.org.au using the form found here . Any complaint received will be read, recorded, investigated and responded to. Our HNLC Complaint Procedure flowchart can be found here.
For primary school SRE we use the GodSpace curriculum which has been developed and approved by the Baptist Union of NSW & ACT (see www.godspace.org.au)
For high school SRE we have authorised our own curriculum, which has been developed over time in collaboration with other churches from in the local Holroyd area. The scope and sequence of Explore SRE curriculum can be found at www.exploresre.au This curriculum complies with Department of Education SRE Policy and is also approved for use by the NSW Baptist Union and Australian Christian Churches. For further information about lesson content please email info@exploresre.au
Permission to use this curriculum by other SRE teachers and Boards can be granted by contacting us at info@exploresre.au . Please also remember to inform your SRE denominational provider if you are using the EXPLORE SRE High School Curriculum.