The well-known UK Gurukula started in the 1980s at Chaitanya College and later housed at the Bhaktivedanta Manor has moved to nearby Hartspring Cottages with a new leader and a positive focus on the future.
After facing multiple challenges, a group of devotees came together in 2019 to secure the future of the UK Gurukula, as it had been serving the Bhaktivedanta Manor community for over 30 years. A charity called “The Gurukula Trust” was established to take on the school’s proprietorship, while restructuring and a recruitment drive to attract qualified devotee teachers also began. Gunacuda Dasi, who has extensive teaching experience in the UK and was previously the headteacher at Sri Mayapur International School, was appointed the new headteacher. An agreement was also made with the Bhaktivedanta Manor to continue to house the school.
Under the new leadership, the school received a “good” rating from the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (OFSTED) in 2022. The gurukula has specific policies which meet the government guidelines and are updated regularly. These are written by the headteacher and published on the official website.
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