Harinder Kaur Nijjar

- degree in Applied Psychology from Liverpool John Moores University. I initially did not plan to become an RE teacher. However, my interest in religious issues became apparent during my uni years. I also feel that I am on a personal mission to teach the youngsters of today about the many different people that will live in our society today. I think it is essential in appreciating the diversity of our country and getting the best out of multi-cultural Britain. Being a Sikh, I myself have experienced prejudice, even though I class myself as 100% British. Therefore I feel it is my duty to try to teach youngsters that having a religion and being British work ‘hand in hand'. Furthermore, being from Bradford and experiencing the riots and the racial abuse that goes on there, I feel disgusted that people use religion as a reason to discriminate and fight. Our aim as a country should be to appreciate the diverse range of people and to live in harmony.