Visioning Religious Education is an ongoing task of the Religious Leader   The vision for Religious Education sets the big picture for why we do what we do in the way we do it. The religious leader has a pivotal role in bringing people back to the vision from time to time. Helping them to make sense of it in their own context – school and classroom, Refer Daily Practices of Successful Principals p.47 A key reason for change in schools not being successful is the lack of a vision: A clear and compelling statement of vision – worth following - one that is easily communicated and readily understood; makes sense; commitment A vision / dream - so people know where you are heading on this journey; makes it much more enjoyable How can we create a vision of religious education that connects with our school community? What do we believe about religious education? What matters? What do we want for our learners in religious education? What is our vision for our learners? What might religious education look like? How might it be the same? How might it be different? How can we help our school community understand the vision, accept the vision, ‘buy into’ the vision? Is there a sense of having a commitment to something that is worthwhile? Are teachers assisted to find personal meaning in the content and pedagogy of religious education?

students who are challenged to live the gospel of Jesus Christ and who are literate in the Catholic and broader Christian tradition so that they might participate critically and authentically in faith contexts and wider society. The vision for Religious Education: What do we want for our students after 12/13 years of religious education in our schools? A vision rather than an aim (because we are a pilgrim people, always on a journey) Read from earlier aim and note key changes (see Syllabus p.18) A religious voice in a secular world cultural agency – encourage and skill young people to go beyond being passive consumers of culture to become active constructors of culture. “Develop your culture with wisdom … ask culture what values it promotes, what destiny it offers, what place it makes for the poor and the disinherited, how it conceives of sharing, forgiveness, love’ (Pope John Paul II, 1984) It is not like we are starting from a deficit here .. We are going from strength to strength - Use example of Gender and Spirituality clip (YouTube Channel – St Lawrence’s and Our Lady’s) from 2.03 to about 5.57

Archdiocese of Brisbane Religious Education Archdiocese of Brisbane Religion Curriculum P-12 Religious Life of the School P-12 The importance of these two dimensions to bring about this vision Vision for Religious Education

Two touchstones for contextualising the curriculum   Consistent with BCE strategy for implementing the Australian Curriculum, the two touchstones for implementing the Religion Curriculum are the BCE Learning and Teaching Framework and the Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians. Consistent with BCE strategy for implementing the Australian Curriculum, the two touchstones for implementing the Religion Curriculum are the BCE Learning and Teaching Framework and the Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians.

Our Goal: As a Catholic Christian community we educate all to live the gospel of Jesus Christ as successful, creative and confident, active and informed learners empowered to shape and enrich our world. L and T Framework – a reference point for learning and teaching in a Catholic school context Note the alignment of the goal of the L and T Framework with our vision for students in RE: Students who are challenged to live the gospel of Jesus Christ and who are literate in the Catholic and broader Christian tradition so that they might participate critically and authentically in faith contexts and wider society. Note also your own school vision statement / vision for learning etc NB: these can only act as reference points if they are compelling; worth following; understood by all, commitment … and we regularly go back to them … Link to the L and T Framework ‘movie

As Catholic educators we have a tradition and vision built on our values and beliefs. These values and beliefs are foundational to our action and engagement in learning and teaching with our students, parents and colleagues. WE BELIEVE Link to the 6 belief statements of he L and T Framework (hyperlink in the image on the slide)

Core assertions: The focus is on the whole person. Learning and living are inextricably linked. Learning and teaching prepares students for global responsibilities. WE BELIEVE Key message 1 There are three core assertions that underpin the way in which learning and teaching are planned, organised and enacted in our schools: The focus is on the whole person Learning and living are inextricably linked Learning and teaching prepares students for global responsibilities (link to the two key messages on the L and T F’ work – hyperlink is in the image on the slide) [James, this then leads into the survey monkey activity that you are developing. Are you okay to develop the questions for that survey?)