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Dharma in Manchester
We were welcomed at the Jain Samaj Manchester by Suresh Mehta, the Chair of Trustees at the temple. They are just building a large new annexe which has cost £1M. The centre was opened 18 years ago by Gerald Kaufman MP Suresh showed us a picture of the huge temple complex at Palitana. Jains have…
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A full day teaching
As part of their Creative Medium Term Planning Module Year 2 Undergraduates work in groups to plan a small Scheme of Work. We then go into a local school and deliver the scheme – in one day – to year 8 pupils. One of the undergraduates, Joe, reflected on the day. First I would like…
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#EducatingGreaterManchester
We arrived on a snowy day in Salford, at Harrop Fold School. Miranda Rathmell, the school’s SENCO met us and explained a little of the school’s background: there are around 100 children on the SEN register, with 16 of those having an Educational Health and Care Plan. There are a large number of pupils who…
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Lat in the Woodlands
To finish the year we were pleased to welcome Lat Blaylock of NATRE/RE Today to Edge Hill’s Woodlands Conference Centre for our Annual NATRE North West Conference for final year undergraduate and PGCE Secondary RE students. As well as Edge Hill students we were joined by MMU and Cumbria School Direct trainees. The day began…
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Kamma in the Lakes
The kamma appeared to be working against us as we battled against the gods of the M6. A few of the hardy year 2 undergraduates made it on the coach to the Coniston Priory and Manjushri meditation centre where we met our guide, Geoff. We walked around the old house, a fantastic piece of 19th…
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Visiting the Swaminarayan Mandir
As part of their Hindu Dharma Module Year 1 Undergraduates visited the Swaminarayan Mandir in Preston. Here is what Hailey thought of the day: Out of all the places of worship we have visited over the past 2 weeks I was probably the most excited to go and visit this one. For the past 8/9 weeks we…
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Back in the Sixth Form
Final year students spent a day at Carmel College, a large Sixth Form College that Edge Hill works with, to find out more about teaching A level RS, and what life is like in a Sixth Form College, including the compulsory Ethics and Values lessons for all students. The day began with us being privileged…
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Deanery Day 2016
Third year Undergraduate QTS students have been regular visitors to Deanery High school for a number of years. The main purpose of the visit is to fins out about teaching A level in a school sixth form, but over the years we have added more features to get the best out of the day. This…
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Questioning RE
Our final year Secondary RE undergraduates are are a fantastic group of students and their three year degree has prepared them to teach high school pupils of all ages and abilities. Recently they had chance to show off their skills when a group of pupils from Savio High School’s Bosco Unit visited Edge Hill for…
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Interfaith Week in Liverpool
For Inter-faith week, the University’s Chaplaincy team organised a trip to visit the three Abrahamic faiths’ places of worship in Liverpool. Thre years of Undergraduate students and the PGCE students came together for this fantastic trip. First year Undergraduate Hailey wrote this about the day: Arriving at the Cathedral I thought that we had turned…
