2. WELCOME

3. We Gather:
Be still
Be present
Acknowledgement of Country

4. We Listen:
We Listen to a Reading from the Gospels

5. We Listen: A Reading from the Gospel of Luke (4:16-18)
He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:
“The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.”

6. We Respond:
Prayer for Educators
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7. We Go:
Let us call this blessing on ourselves as we go about our tasks:
Part One:
May our work excite our hearts and kindle in our minds a creativity to journey beyond the old limits of all that has become wearisome.
Part Two:
May our work challenge us towards new frontiers that will emerge as we begin to approach them, calling forth from us the full force and depth of our undiscovered gifts.
All:
May the work fit the rhythms of our souls, enabling us to draw from the invisible new ideas, and a vision that will inspire.
Amen!

8. We are learning to:
understand how to gain employment with Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE)
understand BCE’s position on Catholic Identity
understand the Archdiocese of Brisbane approach to Religious Education in all schools and colleges

9. From the Campfire to the Holodeck: Creating Engaging and Powerful 21st Century Learning Environments David Thornburg - October 2013, Jossey-Bass

10. Gaining employment with
Brisbane Catholic Education
Matthew Neale

11. What does it mean to be a teacher?
Profession and craft
Giving back to society
Challenge, passion and success and setback

12. What does it mean to be a teacher in Catholic Education?
A vocation
A call or summons
A distinctive way of participating in God’s mission

13. Employment options and timelines Primary graduate program:
Applications closed: 31 May
Video interview: 16 June to 2 July
Shortlisting: 28 July to 11 August
School interviews: 21 August to 15 Sept
Offers: September and onwards

14. Employment options and timelines Secondary graduates:
Submit an on-line expression of interest at any stage this year
bne.catholic.edu.au
Employment
Vacancies
Teaching Vacancies

15. Employment options and timelines Advertised vacancies
Open to experienced and graduate teachers
Vacancies will be advertised on-line from now through to the start of the 2018 school year.
bne.catholic.edu.au
Employment
Vacancies
Teaching Vacancies

16. Accreditation Accreditation to Teach Religion in a Catholic School:
4 units of tertiary study in religion
10 hours / year of religious PD
Accreditation to Teach in a Catholic School:
5 hours / year of religious PD

17. Questions Who you are and why you want to work in a Catholic school
Your contribution to the school
Examples of your professional practice
You need some good examples of your professional practice to deploy in an interview.
Situation
Action
Outcome

18. Strong Catholic Identity:
Waterhole Sharing

19. Strong Catholic Identity

22. The Vision for Religious Education

24. Approach to Religious Education

26. We are learning to:
understand how to gain employment with Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE)
understand BCE’s position on Catholic Identity
understand the Archdiocese of Brisbane approach to Religious Education in all schools and colleges

27. A Keeping Blessing Leader: We set the keeping of Christ about you;
We call the guarding of God around you
To encircle you
To protect you
And accompany you on your path

28. A Keeping Blessing Leader: We set the mystery of love around you
We pray the strength of the Spirit attend you
To hold you
To enfold you
In God’s enduring love

29. A Keeping Blessing Leader: We set the power of our story about you
Our community together sustain you
To support you
To walk with you
Held as one in God

30. A Keeping Blessing ALL: By the power of the Trinity,
In the knowing of our God
We make this blessing prayer
Through Christ Jesus, Amen.