Religious education team
The Catholic schools religious education support team has been operating in the Archdiocese of Brisbane since the early 1970s.
From the early 1970s to 1988 the team was based at the Catholic Centre in the city of Brisbane.
In 1988 it moved to the Brisbane Catholic Education Centre at Dutton Park and became part of Faith Education Services which supported birth to death faith education in a variety of contexts throughout the archdiocese, one of which was Catholic schools.
In 1997 the team was relocated from Faith Education Services to become a section of the newly formed branch Catholic Schools’ Religious Education and Curriculum within Brisbane Catholic Education.
Services
The Religious Education Team provides a variety of services to support Religious Education in the Catholic schools of the Archdiocese. Such services include:
- Representing the Archbishop and reporting to him regarding the implementation of Archdiocesan policies for Religious Education in Catholic schools
- Supporting and monitoring the implementation of the Archdiocesan Guidelines for Religious Education
- Acting as resource persons in Religious Education for the Catholic schools of the Archdiocese
- Supporting school leadership in the development and nurturing of Religious Education in Catholic schools
- Providing professional support to the Assistant to the Principal-Religious Education
Organising professional development opportunities for teachers of religion in Catholic schools
- Liaising with other groups and organisations to further the development of Religious Education in Catholic schools
- Collaborating in the development of policy affecting Religious Education