Sikh Khalsa Special Religious Education NSW

The Sikh Khalsa Mission Inc was established in Sydney, Australia by a small group of dedicated Sikhs. The objectives of the organisation are to:

• create an understanding of Sikhism based on the teachings of the Guru Granth Sahib
• develop a culture of community work and volunteerism
• promote the learning of Punjabi

Special Religious Education Policy

Introduction
The NSW Education Act (1990) makes provision for a “religious persuasion” to teach “special religious education”(SRE) in government schools. The Department of Education (DoE) oversees this provision of the Act in its schools.
“Special religious education (SRE) is education in the beliefs and practices of an approved religious persuasion by authorised representatives of that persuasion.” (DoE Religious Education Implementation Procedures 2016)
DoE policy is that only those religious persuasions that are approved as “providers” can authorise teachers of SRE. The Sikh Khalsa Mission is a DoE approved SRE provider.

In order to maintain its status as a provider, the Sikh Khalsa Mission must give an annual assurance to the DoE that it has proper processes in place to authorise its SRE teachers

The Sikh Khalsa Mission Inc has been granted charitable status by the Australian government due to its extensive work in providing religious scripture education in NSW public schools.

Syllabus: Topics covered Stage 1 – 3
1. Introduction
2. Ten Gurus—Developments
3. Gurudwara Sahib
4. Guru Granth Sahib
5. The concept of Akal Purakh
6. Panj Piaras
7. Four Sahibzadas
8. Sikh Life
9. Who is Sikh
10. Sikh Emblem
11. Establishment of Khalsa and other major historical Events
12. Four Kurahits
13. Social and gender equality
14. Sikh slogan and salutation
15. Celebrations and Ceremonies
16. Code Of Conduct

LEVEL 1

Gurmat Curriculum

Topic	Duration	Outcome
Basic information about Sikh Gurus	10 hrs	Students to recall names of the all 10 Gurus
Basic information about Shri Guru Granth Sahib	10 hrs	Students to recall that the Shri Guru Granth Sahib is the holy book of the Sikhs, number of pages, who compiled it, where it was first installed, names of 35 contributors

Important: This content is to be covered over the course of one year. Use of IWB and technology is to be included.

LEVEL 2

Gurmat Curriculum

Topic	Duration	Outcome
Information about the contributions and works of the Sikh Gurus	10 hrs	Students to recall achievements of the Sikh Gurus and their impacts on the society
Information about Shri Guru Granth Sahib	10 hrs	Students to recall that the Shri Guru Granth Sahib banis (topic). They should be able to recall the main message of each bani

Important: This content is to be covered over the course of one year. Use of IWB and technology is to be included.

LEVEL 3

Gurmat Curriculum

Topic	Duration	Outcome
Information about the contributions and works of the Bhagats to Shri Guru Granth sahib	10 hrs	Students to recall achievements of the Bhagats  and their impacts on the society
Readings of Shri Guru Granth Sahib	10 hrs	Students to be able to read and understand Shri Guru Granth Sahib banis (topic). They should be able to recall the main message of each bani

Important: This content is to be covered over the course of one year. Use of IWB and technology is to be included.

LEVEL 4

Gurmat Curriculum

Topic	Duration	Outcome
Information about Sikh History	10 hrs	Students to recall major events in Sikh history and what we can learn from them
Readings of Shri Guru Granth Sahib	10 hrs	Students to be able to read and understand Shri Guru Granth Sahib banis (topic). They should be able to recall the main message of each bani

Important: This content is to be covered over the course of one year. Use of IWB and technology is to be included.

LEVEL 5

Gurmat Curriculum

Topic	Duration	Outcome
Information about recent Sikh History	10 hrs	Students to recall major events in recent Sikh history and what we can learn from them
Readings of Shri Guru Granth Sahib	10 hrs	Students to be able to read and understand Shri Guru Granth Sahib banis (topic). They should be able to recall the main message of each bani