Batter Balanced Futures (also known as Faith NSW) held a Symposium attended by over 100 people who are leaders in their faith communities and in SRE. Speakers included Dr Paul Wood PSM, Department of Education Executive Director of Educational Standards; Mr Steve Kinmond OAM, the NSW Children’s Guardian; and a panel of experts in the area of religious education who came from a variety of faiths. You can watch a recording of the Symposium here.
Following people spoke at the Symposium:
Dr Paul Wood PSM, Executive Director | Educational Standards
Mr Steve Kinmond OAM, Children’s Guardian in NSW
Prof Zehavit Gross, PhD, Dean, Faculty of Education, Bar Ilan University, Tel Aviv
Prof Emerita Suzanne Rutland OAM, Dept of Hebrew Biblical and Jewish Studies, University of Sydney
Mr Elias Attia, Solicitor, CEO of Islamic Council of NSW
and
Mr Surinder Jain, Vice President, Hindu Council of Australia, co-Chair, NSW Faith Affairs Council Education Working Group
If you would like to watch the proceedings of the Symposium, Here is a link to the Symposium proceedings.
At the Symposium, the Department of Education launched to the faith communities their new religious bullying helpline. This has been set up to support students, families and teachers who experience or witness religious bullying in schools. The faith leaders are pleased to see the Department supporting religious communities in this way, and we encourage all communities to make themselves and their families aware of this service and make use of it as needed. The number to call is 1300 679 332.
