Teaching scripture can be challenging but Youthworks has launched a new website to help make it a little easier.

The My Connect section of the CEP Connect website was launched in February and provides SRE teachers with accessible resources for each lesson of the CEP program.

“Our aim is to give teachers more ideas,” said Halley Smith, CEP School's marketing co-ordinator. “We recognise that every class is different. everyone teaches differently. We want to make sure the material is flexible to meet the needs of the different contexts it is used in.”

Resources include links to YouTube videos, craft ideas, games and activities that can be accessed via a classroom smartboard.

An FAQ section on the site also gives teachers a direct link to Youthworks, and there is a PowerPoint presentation they can use when discussing SRe in a school or church context.

Nanette Franks, a Scripture teacher in the Bulli area, is one of more than 250 people who have already registered for the site. “it used to take hours and hours to find resources on the net,” she said. “it is such a relief to know someone has done all that work for us. it saves us a lot of work and angst. The other benefit is that you know all the material is scripturally correct.”

Ms Smith made it clear My Connect was not a substitute for the CEP lessons, nor was it mandatory for teachers to use the material. “We have created this site for teachers to find other ideas that can supplement their teaching,” she said.