Acknowledgements This unit was originally prepared for TeachandLearn.net by Zoe Macdonald who is Head of RE at Bourne Grammar School in Lincolnshire. She is active in the delivery of in-school training on a variety of subjects, and lectures annually at the St Gabriel’s National Conference for RE teachers.
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Students with ambition
Coming to UCL from nearly 140 countries around the world, UCL students share common attributes of creativity and critical thinking. They are prepared to take their subject knowledge into the community, be it to the government or local schools, and enjoy the cultural and social diversity of UCL and London life.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/about-ucl/students-ambition
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