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Free School Visit
Year 1 students recently visited a very unusual school to stimulate their thoughts about the purpose of education. The Maharishi Free School in Skelmersdale was formerly an independent school before transferring into the state sector to become a free school. The school has a very distinctive educational philosophy – developed out of the teachings of…
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BBC at Edge Hill
Two members of the production team from BBC Religion and Ethics, Nick Holden Sim and Charlotte Hindle, recently came and spoke to Undergraduate Secondary RE students at Edge Hill. The BBC is making a series of 10 minute films for the Learning Zone for use in KS4 RE classes. The films will follow a group of six…
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Back with a Boost
Term has started early at Edge Hill, with our annual Subject Knowledge Booster Course. This course was originally funded by the TDA to help those with non-Theology or Religious Studies degrees enter RE PGCE courses. We at Edge Hill found these courses to be so useful that we have continued them after the central funding…
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Primary Practice for year 1
The New RE syllabus for Catholic Primary Schools ‘Come and See’ requires that pupils gain an insight into the major world religions. For the mutual benefit of the school and our undergraduate Trainees we were invited in to Blackbrook St Mary’s Primary School to deliver an assembly on the Story of Rama and Sita to…
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First taste of school
Year 1 Undergraduates had their first taste of school as they visited Lathom High School in Skelmersdale for an intensive morning’s introduction to school. For the first part of the day students visited the Every Child Matters centre where Deputy Head, Jane Galbraith, explained the fantastic work that the centre does, in providing support for…
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Year 2 Undergraduates get Spiritual
Year 2 Undergraduates welcomed Emma McVittie to Edge Hill to lead a session on planning for Spiritual Development. Emma is an independent RE Consultant and the Primary Leader for REonline. Her passion for improving educational standards led her to become a teacher educator, advisor and speaker where she enjoys having a larger influence in educating…
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Undergraduates visit Hindus in Preston
Year one undergraduates recently visited the Gujarat Hindu Society Centre in Preston. Richard noted that It was the largest Hindu temple in the Northwest of England, and it was surprising to see what their sacred building was considering there are so many Gods that they believe in, it was also surprising to find out that the murals on the ceiling which were absolutely stunning,…
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Secondary RE with QTS Course Begins!
First Year undergraduates have successfully enrolled on our newest teaching route – the BA (Hons) Secondary Religious Education with QTS – a unique 3 year undergraduate route to becoming a secondary RE teacher. A dozen eager RE students together with around 150 from other subjects successfully enrolled over the weekend and were given a warm welcome from…
