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Judaism, a Way of Life
On Thursday the 18th of September we had the privilege to visit the “Great and New Stenecourt” synagogue in Manchester, built in 1960. We were being educated on the insider’s version of what it is like to live the orthodox Jewish lifestyle by a member who regularly attends that particular synagogue. Upon arrival we were…
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“An Enlightening Trip”, or how to live a happy, fulfilling, meaningful life
RE PGCE Trainee Marianne Howe reports back on her groups experiences at the Triratna Buddhist centre in Manchester: On the 16th of October, the secondary RE PGCE group was given the opportunity to visit Manchester Buddhist centre. The day began at University with a Buddhist subject knowledge enhancement course led by our course leader Francis…
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“A truly inspiring RE department”
There is no substitute for seeing good RE practice in action so RE PGCE trainees were given a taste of what makes a really effective RE team at Cowley International College on September 5th. Trainees met senior staff and heard an enthusiastic endorsement of RE by the Head Teacher. We were treated to presentations by Edge Hill RE PGCE graduates Rachel,…
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Discovering the insider point of view
RE PGCE Student Claire Bartlett writes: On 25.9.14 we had the pleasure to visit two key places of worship in Bradford, the Shree Lakshmi Mandir and Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara. See Google story of our Bradford trip here: From this trip we hoped to improve our understanding of these two religions; from an insider…
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The Awesomeness of God
Rosanna McCurrie reports on the ‘Great Space’ Arguably the best way to learn about a religion is to experience it for yourself. The secondary PGCE group were given the opportunity to visit Liverpool Cathedral on the 11th September 2014. We were not only given a tour of the wonderful gothic style building, but we…
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A deeper experiential understanding of Judaism
PGCE trainees enjoy the experience of a kosher meal as part of their subject knowledge field trip to Stenecourt schule. Mike Evans, RE PGCE trainee shares his reflections on the day we spent with our colleague , David Arnold, in the north Manchester Jewish orthodox community: The subject knowledge field trip to Prestwich gave me…
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“The Trainee teachers were wonderful to work with”- Stretford High pupils teach the teachers
School based partnerships are at the core of what we do in the RE ITT team and we are always looking for ways to develop and enrich trainee experience. As a national priority behaviour for learning is right at the fore of the DfE’s agenda for ITT, but as everyone who has been a trainee…
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Raga and Puja in Bradford
Our subject knowledge trip to places of worship in Bradford is now becoming an annual feature of the RE PGCE giving trainees an invaluable insight into the dharmic traditions within our communities through experiential learning. This year was no exception and we were warmly welcomed by our colleagues in the Hindu and the Sikh communities.…
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Awesome and Intimate- PGCE trainees visit the Great Space
RE PGCE trainees were over awed by the magnificent splendour of Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral during a visit on Friday 20th September. Once again we were hosted by our superb tour guide Helen, a former secondary school teacher and a fount of knowledge. Helen explored the deep symbolism and religious significance of the Cathedral and its…
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Inspirational Induction at Stretford High School
Starting PGCE is always going to be a challenge so positive messages and an inspirational induction in a successful secondary school set the right tone for the rest of the training year. This is the third year running in which PGCE trainees have had the professional boost of an induction day at Stretford High school,…
