Beyond religious education - evoking spirituality in the classroom

Eva Natsis

By Eva Natsis
Community contribution / June 19, 2017

The Andrews Government made significant changes to the conditions surrounding Special Religious Instruction (SRI) in state primary schools last year removing the program from the structured curriculum.

At present, there is no formal education about religion in secondary schools in the current Ausvels curriculum, although it is ...

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Eva is a PhD student in the field of education.

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