Provider groups insist demand for religious education is high -- but make it opt-in and take it out of core curriculum hours and 'demand' magically dries up.

Special religious education has no place in our secular state schools.

#SecularEducation #SpringSt #AusPol

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/religion-class-enrolments-slump-in-state-schools-in-decade-since-program-changes-20230221-p5cm6u.html

Could we please have a moment's silence to mourn the loss of the headmaster's plunge pool?

This is where your money is going. We pay for the excesses of these private institutions while public schools struggle with the basics.

#AusPol #SecularEducation

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/king-s-school-ordered-to-immediately-cease-plans-for-headmaster-s-plunge-pool-20230213-p5ck5f.html

An independent evaluation of the National School Chaplaincy Program (NSCP) has endorsed plans to broaden the scheme to include secular support staff.

It also recommended changes to the implementation of the program: clearer operational guidelines, a more consistent delivery in terms of funding and professional development, better oversight and accountability mechanisms, and a comprehensive review of the role of the program in the long term.

#AusPol #NSCP #Chaplaincy #SecularEducation
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-28/national-school-chaplaincy-program-report-released/101902210