NSW Government Departments

NSW Department of Education and Training (DET)
DET, Public Schools NSW
DET, Curriculum Support, Human Society and Its Environment
DET, Curriculum Support, Religious Education  (Religious Education Policy, approved SRE providers, sample letters)
NSW Commission for Children and Young People

Member Churches

Anglican Church, Australia
Anglican Church, Sydney Diocese
Assemblies of God in Australia
Baptist Churches, NSW and ACT
Christian Brethren Assemblies
Christian Reformed Churches of Australia
Churches of Christ in NSW
Fellowship of Congregational Churches
Greek Orthodox Church, Australia
Lutheran Church, NSW
Presbyterian Church, NSW
Roman Catholic Church, Sydney Diocese
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn, Catholic Education Office
Salvation Army (Eastern Australia Territory)
Serbian Orthodox Church, Australia and New Zealand
Uniting Church, NSW and ACT

SRE Employment Boards and Regional Affiliated Groups

Holroyd Special Religious Education Board
Religious Education Association of Lismore Inc.
Newcastle SRE Board
Shoalhaven Employers of Christian Education Teachers

Curriculum Providers

Christian Education Publications (a division of Anglican Youthworks)
Beginning with God - for the first year of school.
Connect - for children in the second to final year of primary school. The teacher's pack consists of a teacher's manual with visual aids, and a CD of songs, dramas and plays.
Big Questions - for the final year of primary school.
Mistaken Identity, Lessons on Tap - for the first two years of secondary school. Teacher's manual, student handbook, photocopiable lessons.
Other resources for secondary school include Another Dimension (years 7-9), Your Sneaking Suspicions (years 8-10), No Turning Back (years 9-10), Hope for a Shattered World (years 10-12), A Spectator's Guide to Worldviews (years 10-12), A Spectator's Guide to World Religions.

Baptist Churches, NSW and ACT
GodSpace - a three year curriculum for four to 12 year olds. The teacher's pack includes a lesson manual, visual aids, and a CD containing songs and other audio and visual resources. See the Godspace website for details.

ACCESS Ministries (Victoria)
Comprehensive teacher training manuals accompanied by colourful student workbooks at four levels: Launch for 4-6 year olds, Trek for 6-8 year olds, Search for 8-10 year olds and Quest for 10-12 year olds. These SRE materials are biblical, colourful and relevant to today's kids. They have strong links with values education, a must for any SRE curriculum. See the website for more details.

Roman Catholic Church - Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
Christ our Light and Life - for children in primary school.
Walking with Jesus: Pathways of Discipleship - for kindergarten to year 12 - student activity books, teachers' manuals, parent supplements.

Training Colleges

Youthworks College
Anglican Youthworks' training college, providing training in children's and youth ministry, located in Loftus in southern Sydney.

Coolamon College
The Uniting Church's National Network for Distance Theological Education. Courses are conducted by correspondence; the national office is based in Adelaide, in the campus of the Adelaide College of Divinity.

School of Christian Studies (SOCS)
An activity of Robert Menzies College, Macquarie University, SOCS offers courses in theology at the diploma, advanced diploma and degree levels. These may be studied by attendance at evening lectures and intensives, or by distance mode. Its awards are from the Australian College of Theology.

Ministry Organisations

National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA)
NCCA Safe Church Training Agreement
Children's Ministry Network Australia
Scripture Union NSW