This form is an SRE Authorisation form for teachers seeking authorisation with the Baptist Association who do not attend a Baptist Church. In a small number of situations the Baptist Association may consider authorising someone who attends a smaller independent church that does not have Approved Provider status with the DoE. If you attend a non Baptist church and you are seeking authorisation through us, you must have a local Baptist Pastor willing to endorse you. Without this endorsement, we will be unable to authorise you. Please be aware that we will be confirming with the nominated Pastor that they know you and are willing to endorse you. Please take your time to complete the following form and answer all questions correctly and honestly. Please complete all the form then click submit . You will then receive an email with a summary of your form. Print off a copy, sign, scan and keep one on record at your church and a copy sent to our SRE email address. If anything on this form raises questions or concerns please contact Shelley Ashton SRE Team Leader for the Baptist Association on 98689239 before submitting the form. If you attend a non Baptist church and you are seeking reauthorisation through us, you must confirm the Baptist pastor that endorsed you previously is still willing to continue that endorsement. Please take your time to complete the following form and answer all questions correctly and honestly. Please complete all the form then click submit. You will then receive an email with a summary of your form. Print off a copy, sign, scan and keep one on record at your church and a copy sent to our SRE email address. If anything on this form raises questions or concerns please contact Shelley Ashton SRE Team Leader for the Baptist Association on 98689239 before submitting the form.

Please use this checklist before starting the form to ensure you have all the correct documentation. If you have this document please either attach in the field below or email to sre@nswactbaptists.org.auDocuments can either be saved on this form or emailed to us at sre@nswactbaptists.org.au

To be authorised by the Baptist Association you must be attending a local Baptist Church. Note non attendance or irregular attendance may affect your application. SRE teachers must be connected regularly to a local church with the endorsement of their local pastor.

If you are employed or associated with a local SRE Board please add details here. If not applicable to you please add N/A in required fields

Please be aware that we no longer accept training from other organisations. If you have completed training from another church based organisation, please contact our office before proceeding. Non Baptist Authorised Teachers must also complete the same two two compliance documents as Baptist authorised teachers - Screening Questionnaire and Code of Conduct. You must also sight our other policies and documents found on our website. See relevant questions below for further information.If you have read these and unable to complete, your application will not proceed.

Please note that we no longer accept other training for new teachers. Training must be Essentials. If for any reason you have accessed other training please contact us before submitting your application. There is no provision for other training on this form. In most instances we will already have your training certificates on file. There may be odd times we haven't received certificates if you completed the training via zoom/face to face. We will email you to follow that up if necessary. If we are unable to verify training completed, your application will be placed on hold.

When you submit this form you should receive an email with a summary of what you have completed here. Please print this summary off and sign it and ask your pastor to sign it and keep a copy on file at church. It is the responsibility of the church to hold such records for a period of 45 years, especially with information regarding child protection matters. By signing this document you declare everything on this form has been filled out with honesty and transparency. You understand that this document is a binding document and can be used for auditing or legal purposes. By signing this document , the pastor understands their role in supporting you and responsible in allowing you to represent your church in the local school/s. They have followed the process of responsibility of a pastor as outlined on the SRE website by conducting an interview. They agree you are suitable to teach/help in a public school classroom. They are satisfied you have completed all the required training and accept that your church will continue to offer ongoing support and accountability in this role and to help you keep track of when authorisation and training will need to be renewed/updated.