The Understanding Faith team was hard at work throughout 2024 to bring you new features and updated content. In case you missed our midyear update, here is what we achieved during 2024 and what is now live in our 2025 edition.
Resource Design Updates:
- A new clean and elegant look with a clear background and a full-width homepage
- ALL UNITS dropdown menu with filter
- Bottom banner available across all pages of the resource with helpful links
Content Updates:
Primary
- Full updates to Units 45-51
- 43 x brand new slideshows
- 26 x brand new interactive activities
- 68 x brand new printable activities
- Updates and enhancements to current interactive activities
- Updates and enhancements to images
Secondary
- Full updates to Units 44-47
- 155 x brand new slideshows
- 60 x brand new interactive activities
- Updates and enhancements to current interactive activities
- Updates and enhancements to images
- Completion of the teacher “Unpacking the Scriptures” exegesis for all units
- Adjustments to Units 1-24 to simplify the language for the reading age
- 46 x new videos
- 32 x new podcasts
- 23 x new newspapers
- New addition to Unit 17 Part 11: World Youth Day 2023 – Lisbon, Portugal
New Video Examples
ABC Makers of Modern Australia – LeadersABC Behind the News – Changing Cyber Laws
ABC Behind the New High – Is it Wrong to Modernise Books?
ABC Compass – The Nun in the Cage
New Newspaper Examples:
The Catholic Weekly – Preparing Mary to trust GodThe Catholic Weekly – We were there at the Nativity
The Catholic Weekly – Next Generation finds its authentic Catholic voice
The Catholic Weekly – From Olympic hopeful to Sister of Life
New Podcast Examples:
ABC Radio National – God Forbid – The ‘manosphere’ and masculinity in the digital ageABC Radio National – Future Tense – We’re all responsible for plastic pollution – and for cleaning it up
ABC National Radio – God Forbid – The history of God
ABC National Radio – Life Matters – The best ways to tackle prejudice