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RE PGCE Judaism & Islam subject knowledge development 8.3.19
As part of their subject knowledge development, RE PG trainees partook in a subject knowledge development day, focusing on Islamic and Jewish teachings. Before the sessions, they completed subject knowledge audits of both topics (using a GCSE specification) which enabled the sessions to target specifically those areas which they have identified as in need of…
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Juma Prayers at Quwwat Ul Islam Mosque
The PGCE cohort visited the Quwwat Ul Islam Mosque in Preston as part of their subject knowledge development. In addition to touring the mosque and observing Friday prayers, the group also had a fantastic opportunity to speak to some Yr10 pupils from Preston Muslim Girls High School about their experiences of Islam and what their faith means…
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Visit to Tübingen
This summer I spent around ten days as a visiting lecturer at Centre for Islamic Theology the University of Tübingen, located on the edge of the beautiful and mysterious Black Forest in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The University of Tübingen, now also known as Eberhard Karls University, was founded in 1477, and has a long-standing…
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RE Subject Knowledge Enhancement 2017: Deepdale Mosque
As part of the Subject Knowledge Enhancement course for PGCE RE and UG RE, students visited the Quwwat Ul Islam Mosque in Deepdale, Preston . They were treated to an educative and engaging day which in addition to helping them understand Islamic beliefs and the importance of the mosque, saw them witnessing a Nikah (wedding) ceremony…
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Islam in Preston
Year 1 Undergraduates at Edge Hill study a module on Islam and as part of that spend a day in the Muslim community in Preston. One of the Year 1 students, Katie, reflected on the day. We began the day with a talk about the aims of the day, and identifying what we already know,…
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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…
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RE PGCE Subject Knowledge Enhancement course 2016
Life in places of learning tends to follow a seasonal pattern and each year in late summer just prior to the new academic year commencing the RE team at Edge Hill along with eminent visiting tutors delivers a subject knowledge enhancement course . The course is designed to give our new PGCE students a refresher…
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Meeting Muslims
Year 1 undergraduates study a module on Islam. A key part of the course is to meet, talk with and learn from followers of the faith, to get a real life, contemporary understanding of what it means to be a Muslim in 21st Century Britain. First up we met Yunus Chasma who is a…
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Experiencing Hajj in Frodsham
Paul Smalley and a small number of Year 1 Undergraduate RE students were recently invited to take part in the Cheshire West & Chester SACRE Primary Pupil conference. This two-day event, funded by a generous grant from NASACRE and organised by Naomi Anstice, was held at the Forest Hills Hotel in Frodsham and brought together…
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Real Life Islam
Two former PGCE students, now serving teachers, returned to Edge Hill to talk about life as a Muslim in 21st Century England. Sabrina Hussain completed her PGCE RE in 2008 and teaches RE at Oasis Academy in Oldham. Arsalan Aslam completed his PGCE RE in 2009 and now leads the teaching of RE at Al…
