As the head teacher at a Hindu secondary school, Simon Arnell might be expected to have a sophisticated understanding of the religion. And one day he might. For now, he relies on regular tutoring sessions with the head of the trust that runs his school. Mr Arnell was hired for his academic expertise, not his religious knowledge. The aim, he explains over a vegetarian school lunch of curry and fresh fruit, is to get his establishment to the same position as some Christian schools, where people say: "Yes, it is a faith school. It's also just a really good school."
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