Engaging with Faith Communities in Leicester (1)

Back to Leicester from Oakham for a meeting at the Schools Development Support Agency (SDSA). They're based at 6 Bishop Street, just two doors down from the Welcome Centre. A number of us are working together on a new series of booklets entitled "Engaging with Faith Communities in Leicester". These will be for use mainly in schools and colleges, offering a clear practical guide for staff on how to understand and appreciate the distinctive qualities of the faiths in their schools and help them deal with the kind of religious and cultural issues that might arise in those settings. The booklet on Islam is well advanced in content, some of it based on the leaflet produced two years ago by the Council of Faiths. Our principle aim today was to agree on the format, which will allow the series to grow. The text on Sikhism is in development and work will start soon on one on Hinduism. It was decided that there will be an introduction written jointly by the Chair of SACRE and the Chair of the Council of Faiths.