MACS Leadership and Religious Education Accreditation

The MACS Leadership and Religious Education (LRE) Pathway is an online in-service program which has been developed to meet the requirements to gain Accreditation to Teach Religious Education or Lead in a Catholic School (CECV). The program is offered by Catholic Theological College (CTC) and Yarra Theological Union (YTU) in partnership with Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS).

Who is it for?

• Teachers seeking to gain Accreditation to Teach Religious Education or Lead in a Catholic school
• Teachers aspiring to leadership roles in Catholic schools
• Applicants must be permanent residents of Australia or hold Australian citizenship
• Applicants must be currently employed on a permanent basis as a teacher in a Catholic school in the Archdiocese of Melbourne (teachers employed part-time, no less than 0.6 FTE, are eligible to apply for program costs)

Resources

Teachers who began in 2023: enter the password protected area for resources related to each module.

Teachers who began in 2024: To Be Advised

What is the Program?

• The LRE Pathway is comprised of 6 modules of online in-service learning.
• Each module includes 5 hours of attendance via Zoom plus 25 hours of personal learning.
• Activities may include synchronous online sessions, discussion groups, directed readings, videos and other resources.
• In each module, participants design and present a personal project related to both the topic and school-based practice.

Modules

The 6 modules are offered in the following order:

1. Catholic Schools: Leadership, Mission and Curriculum
2. Introducing Scripture for Religious Educators
3. A Christ-Centred Community: Jesus Christ in the Contemporary World
4. Learning, Teaching and Leading in Religious Education
5. Catholic Ethics and Person-Centred Decision Making
6. Spirituality, Liturgy and Sacraments in Catholic Schools