Calvary Baptist Church takes its duty of care to children seriously. In the same way that Jesus valued and protected children, we ensure child safety through screening procedures, training, and accountability.

Our client safety policy is accessible here.

Our teachers use Connect curriculum published by Youthworks.

Kindy Scope and Sequence

Lower Primary Scope and Sequence

Upper Primary Scope and Sequence

High School Scope and Sequence

We require membership at Calvary Baptist Church and a current Working with Children Check for volunteers seeking authorisation as SRE teachers.

Initial training consists of child protection and SRE-accreditation modules. We use an in-house seminar plus courses created professionally for this purpose.

Child protection training takes about 5 hours to complete online. It includes mandatory reporting procedures.

SRE accreditation takes about 10 hours to complete online. It includes lessons on how to prepare and deliver lessons, how to manage a classroom, and foundational themes in the Bible.

Refresher courses are required at least once every three years. The child protection refresher takes about 3 hours to complete online. SRE refresher training is provided by Emmanuel Baptist Church in Glenwood NSW.

An annual review of each SRE teacher authorised by Calvary Baptist Church is conducted by the senior pastor or a person he designates. This review includes self-reflection from the teacher and feedback from the Scripture coordinator with reference to student input and curriculum outcomes.

We require adherence to the NSW Education Department Code of Conduct. Our SRE teachers sign a commitment every January during an orientation meeting held at Calvary Baptist Church or a partner church.

1. Speak to the teacher.

2. If this is not appropriate or does not produce a satisfactory outcome, speak to the classroom teacher, the school principal, the Scripture coordinator, or the senior pastor of Calvary Baptist Church.

3. If an SRE teacher authorised by Calvary Baptist Church becomes aware of a complaint lodged against him or her, he or she must notify the senior pastor immediately.

4. The senior pastor will liaise with the Scripture coordinator and/or school principal to decide on a course of action.

5. The senior pastor may be contacted at pastor@calvarybaptistchurch.com.au