Addressing religion and beliefs in diverse classrooms

It is important that teachers feel confident to respectfully and effectively address religion and beliefs in diverse classrooms. But it can be difficult, particularly for early career or beginner teachers, to know where to start. Recently, Informit – in partnership with RMIT University and the Australian Council for Educational Research – held a free professional development webinar on this very topic. In that webinar, ACER's very own Pru Mitchell, Manager of Information Services, interviewed Professor Peter Sherlock, Executive Director of the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture at Charles Sturt University. In today's podcast, we sit down with Peter to follow up on some of the key themes to come from that webinar. In particular, we discuss why it's important for schools to engage with religion and belief systems, how teachers can engage students in meaningful conversations about religion in a respectful way, and the resources available to help teachers to build their confidence in this space. Host: Rebecca Vukovic Guest: Professor Peter Sherlock

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Addressing religion and beliefs in diverse classrooms is an episode from Teacher Magazine (ACER) by Teacher Magazine (ACER).

This episode is 00:19:03 long.

This episode was published on Nov 12, 2025.

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