News archive 2011
22/11/11 Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks to
deliver next Ebor lecture
Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks will be the guest speaker at the next
Ebor lecture being held on Wednesday 30 November at York St
John University...
» More about the Chief Rabbi Lord
Sacks' Ebor lecture
17/11/11 Graduation Success for Foundation Degree
Student
Foundation Degree in Theology and Ministry Student, Mandy
Aspland was awarded the Ede and Ravenscroft prize at Graduation
this year...
» More about the Wakefield
Diocesan School of Ministry student
13/11/11 Krakow Visit 2011
For the first time, students who have been
studying Judaism as part of their Theology and Religious Studies
course have visited Krakow and Auschwitz
» More about the
Krakow Visit
04/11/11 Educational visits on the Judaism
module
In the first year, as part of their research into Jewish
history, belief and practice, students visit two synagogues in
Leeds, one Orthodox and one Reform to gain a deeper understanding
of what it means to live a Jewish life...
» More about educational visits on
the Jewish module
27/10/11 Student 'Introduction to Christianity'
visit
On the 27th October students taking the 'Introduction to
Christianity' module visited Mount Grace Priory, Ampleforth Abbey
and Rievaulx Abbey with tutors Revd Greg Hoyland and Dr Chris
Maunder.
» More about the visit to some of
Yorkshires most historic, religious attractions
07/10/11 Student
teachers encouraged to think outside the classroom
129 student teachers from York St John
University will put their knowledge and training into action next
week, on an innovative placement scheme . . .
» More about student teachers on
SOTS placements
08/09/11 Centre for Church School
Education Annual Conference - Children's Spirituality: Can we
spot it, support it and develop it?
The seventh annual Church School Education Conference took place
on the 8 September 2011 and was a great success. Delegates
came from far and wide to hear speakers Rebecca Nye, Heather Black
and Kate Adams and debated the issues around the subject of
children's spirituality.
» More about the seventh annual
Church School Conference
03/09/11 Korea Exchange Visit 2011
On the 3rd September 2011 3rd year students travelled to Seoul
in Korea as part of the Theology and Religious Studies departments
ongoing Korea Exchange Programme. . .
» More about the 3rd years visit to
Korea
27/07/11 York St John’s ‘outstanding’
teacher education highlighted in Ofsted report
A newly published Ofsted report has rated York St John
University ‘outstanding’ for its secondary teacher education and
‘good’ for its primary programmes...
» More about
'outstanding' teacher education highlighted in Ofsted
report
2011 Sikh Family Visit York St John
University
Students on the first year Sikh Tradition
module enjoyed a unique insight into Sikh family life...
» More about Sikh
Family Visit
17/03/11 Former Bishop of Oxford to
speak on war against terror
Richard Harries, former Bishop of Oxford and well-known
lecturer and public speaker, will be the guest speaker at the next
Ebor lecture being held on Wednesday 23...
» More about Former Bishop of Oxford to
speak on war against terror
07/03/11 Celebrating RE at York St
John
Staff, trainee teachers, former students,
partner schools and pupils attached to York St John University will
be celebrating Religious Education (RE) in style at an event...
» More about
Celebrating RE at York St John
28/01/11 Politics of Fear, Politics of
Hope?
Professor the Baroness Haleh Afshar OBE, AcSS,
will be the guest speaker at the next Ebor lecture being held on
Wednesday 9 February at York St John University...
» More about Politics
of Fear, Politics of Hope?