This document should be read in conjunction with the Religious Instruction guidelines. POLICY Section 86 of the (the Act) enables the Chief Executive of the department to make general provision for Religious Instruction under certain conditions. The Chief Executive has delegated the approval, or otherwise, of Religious Instruction in schools to the principal. Religious Instruction is not part of the curriculum for Northern Territory government schools but, if requested in writing by a parent, may be delivered at the discretion of the principal. The decision-making process undertaken by the principal when determining the practicability of delivering Religious Instruction must include engagement with the School Representative Body, where one functions within a school community. Religious instructors must, at no cost to the department, obtain a valid Working with Children Clearance Notice (Ochre Card). The principal must sight and retain a copy of the clearance prior to the instructor engaging with students. All teaching and learning programs and resources, including for Religious Instruction, delivered at Northern Territory government schools must be age appropriate and consistent with the developmental expectations of the targeted student group. Where a principal decides to proceed with delivery of Religious Instruction, it will be timetabled for a minimum of half an hour per session in every school week. The total time allocated for religious instruction in a school shall not exceed five hours per term.
This document should be read in conjunction with the Religious Instruction guidelines. POLICY Section 86 of the (the Act) enables the Chief Executive of the department to make general provision for Religious Instruction under certain conditions. The Chief Executive has delegated the approval, or otherwise, of Religious Instruction in schools to the principal. Religious Instruction is not part of the curriculum for Northern Territory government schools but, if requested in writing by a parent, may be delivered at the discretion of the principal. The decision-making process undertaken by the principal when determining the practicability of delivering Religious Instruction must include engagement with the School Representative Body, where one functions within a school community. Religious instructors must, at no cost to the department, obtain a valid Working with Children Clearance Notice (Ochre Card). The principal must sight and retain a copy of the clearance prior to the instructor engaging with students. All teaching and learning programs and resources, including for Religious Instruction, delivered at Northern Territory government schools must be age appropriate and consistent with the developmental expectations of the targeted student group. Where a principal decides to proceed with delivery of Religious Instruction, it will be timetabled for a minimum of half an hour per session in every school week. The total time allocated for religious instruction in a school shall not exceed five hours per term.
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