How do I find out the dates and significance of holy days and religious festivals so that I can accommodate the needs of students from diverse cultural backgrounds?
• See http://www.support4learning.org.uk/religious_calendars/religious_calendars.cfm. The left hand column – ‘religious calendars on-line’ – enables you to choose from series of resources. The first one, produced by City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, can be printed off as a wall chart. However, it does not indicate which days need to be ‘no work days’ for members of different traditions. The resource produced by the ‘East of England Faith’s Council’ provides this information and can be found at http://www.eefaithscouncil.org.uk/calen.htm • The right hand column is also worth your attention – ‘religious resources online’. • A calendar of religious festivals can be ordered from http://www.shap.org/calendar.php – ‘The Shap Calendar of Religious Festivals’. 2. I feel uneasy that the content of the course I teach (e.g. psychology, philosophy etc.) reflects a western understanding of the subject matter rather than the cultural backgrounds of my students. Should I adapt the cours
