• Dharma in Manchester

    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…

  • RE SKE 2018: Sri Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara

    We all enjoyed a visit to the Sri Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara in Chorlton as part of our Sikhism development on the SKE. We were treated to a tour of the Gurdwara, lots of discussion and questions with our host, Sukhbir, before enjoying the free meal given to all visitors, the langar.

  • RE PGCE: Bradford Interfaith Visit 27.6.18

    As part of their pre-NQT enrichment week, RE PGCE trainees visited Bradford as part of an interfaith visit to a number of places of worship. The day began with a visit to the Gurdwara Singh Sabha where trainees were given a tour of the worship hall and able to see the rituals and practices associated…

  • Dharma Day

    Dharma Day

    Our latest cohort of Year 3 Undergraduates spent a day in Manchester as part of their Sikhism and Jainism Module. At the Jain Samaj Manchester, our host Suresh explained about the beliefs, history and practices of the faith, and allowed us to explore their fantastic temple, handmade in Indian Marble. We then journeyed across the…

  • Looking to the East (Manchester!)

    Looking to the East (Manchester!)

    Undergraduate Third year students are currently learning about two Dharmic religions: Jainism and Sikhism.  As part of this we visited two temples in Manchester, the Jain Samaj and the Sikh Gurdwara. The first visit of the day was to the Jain temple.  Housed in converted building the main room is a sports hall, which is…

  • Two Temples in One Day

    Two Temples in One Day

    Part of our Year 3 undergraduate course is a module looking at two of the less popular Dharmic religions, Sikhism and Jainism.  as part of this we spent a day with the two communities in Manchester. Our first visit was to the Jain Samaj Temple.  Here we were able to see the community hall with…

  • Discovering the insider point of view

    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…

  • One Last Trip

    One Last Trip

    Final Year Undergraduates completed their visits to places of worship with a trip to the Guru Sri Harkrishan Sahib Ji  Gurdwara in Manchester.  As always our hosts were excellent, explaining the tenets of their faith and dealing with students’ questions before offering us a generous Langar.  Pictures from the day are on flickr and below.

  • Raga and Puja in Bradford

    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.…

  • Sikh-ing Understanding

    Sikh-ing Understanding

    Year 3 RE Undergraduates visited the Gurdwara Sri Harkishan Sahib Ji in Manchester to hear about Sikh beliefs and history and experience Langar.  On a cold morning we entered the gurdwara, removed our shoes and covered our heads.  ‘Abs’ a young member of the congregation gave us a talk outlining many elements of Sikhism and answered many…