Staff formation
Overview for staff offerings
Whether you are working in a Brisbane Catholic Education school or office, in leadership, teaching, supporting or other role, there are formation opportunities to cater for everyone!
At Brisbane Catholic Education, we give priority to providing spiritual and theological formation for our staff through:
- system delivered programs
- individual support provided
- school and office strategic planning
- resources to build capacity of all staff to lead this work
Christian Catholic Tradition
This series of seminars are ‘pop up’ opportunities which introduce basic Catholic ideas, culture and practices. They have been specifically designed as an induction for new BCEO staff but are open to all office staff members.
Please check Emmaus Update for all upcoming sessions.
An Hour of Encounter
An Hour of Encounter is an online formation experience for all BCE Staff. These sessions will be from 3.30-4.30pm.
Please check Emmaus Update for all upcoming sessions.
School based spiritual formation planning
Spiritual Formation Planning is an essential part of building and nurturing an authentic Catholic Christian community. Formation should be an ongoing process providing staff with regular times throughout the year to stop, reflect and understand their own faith journey and the wisdom and mystery of the Catholic Christian Tradition.
For support in developing formation experiences for your school please contact Formation and Engagement Services: FES@bne.catholic.edu.au
Enhancing Catholic School Identity
A variety of resources are available to assist school board members in unpacking and understanding the Dialogue Schools project, including:
Details:
school Board members can explore the Melbourne, Victoria and Post Critical Belief Scale, through Webinar recordings, infographics, visuals and discussion.
Contact: FES@bne.catholic.edu.au
Dialogue Schools and supporting the ECSI Project
The Catholic Dialogue Schools collaborate with BCE and the Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven) assisting schools to better understand how their Catholic Identity is expressed in work and practice.
Contact: FES@bne.catholic.edu.au
THCT605: Enhancing Catholic School Identity
ACU, in partnership with BCE, offer a week-long study intensive that engages with the underpinning theology and methodology of the Catholic Dialogue Schools Project. This course can be credited with ACU as part of a Master of Professional Studies in Theology or as an elective in the Master of Religious Education or Master of Educational Leadership. Alternately, the intensive can be completed for audit.
Those who are leading Catholic Identity are prioritised for this course.
For more information contact Formation and Engagement Services: FES@bne.catholic.edu.au
Reviewing and/or renewing vision, mission and value statements
A variety of resources are available to help the school board understand the purpose of the Vision, Mission and Value statements of the school and how these can most effectively be brought to life.
Details
For more information contact Formation and Engagement Services FES@bne.catholic.edu.au
Catholic Identity: Formation for Mission modules
This series of modules explore the distinctive features of a Catholic school through five modules, informed by the work of Thomas Groome “What Makes a School Catholic”.
Order here
CORE (formerly REAP)
Following consultation and in response to feedback, REAP was reviewed during 2025. The revised program is known as CORE (Curriculum Orientation – Religious Education). As part of the revision, there are face to face and online components. The face to face sessions run across 3 days.
This year, there are four face to face CORE programs on offer. Teacher release support is available for 2 of the 3 days. This week staff were enrolled in the session that they nominated via the Expression of Interest form (completed in 2025). If there has been a change of circumstance, please withdraw from the session in iLearn. You are then able to enrol in a preferred session via iLearn.
If you would like to attend one of the programs, now enrol via iLearn.