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JFS triumph in inter-schools contest

'Bigger and better' - the third Beat the Clock contest for Jewish secondary schools

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JFS triumph in inter-schools contest

Rabbis' Labour antisemitism letter was an extraordinary display of unity

Rabbis' Labour antisemitism letter was an extraordinary display of unity

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Israeli MKs approve controversial Nation State bill

Israeli MKs approve controversial Nation State bill

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Government could relax school inspection plans that alarmed Charedi community

Government could relax school inspection plans that alarmed Charedi community

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Bobov school rated inadequate by Ofsted

Workbooks covered in graffiti, and year-eight pupils taught only in Yiddish and Hebrew

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July 16, 2018 14:46

Bobov school rated inadequate by Ofsted

Israel agrees to modify controversial nation-state bill, minister says

Critics had warned against a clause that would create divisions between different religions and nationalities

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July 16, 2018 08:43

Israel agrees to modify controversial nation-state bill, minister says

The Gaza Kaddish is a challenge to the status quo

Left-wing Zionists who criticise Israel cannot be dismissed as a radical fringe, Simon Rocker writes

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July 13, 2018 16:58

The Gaza Kaddish is a challenge to the status quo

Meet the new feminist faces of Orthodoxy

They are defying an establishment that wishes to keep the rabbinate a male monopoly

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July 13, 2018 16:16

Meet the new feminist faces of Orthodoxy

Akiva rated outstanding for Jewish studies

Children at the Progressive primary have a deep understanding of the Divine in their lives, said inspectors

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July 13, 2018 09:38

Akiva rated outstanding for Jewish studies

Gaza Kaddish is a challenge to the status quo

British Jews are becoming more discriminating in their support for Israel, writes Simon Rocker

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July 12, 2018 11:51

Gaza Kaddish is a challenge to the status quo

The fight between Ofsted and Charedi schools will go to the wire

Simon Rocker analyses the battle of wills between the education watchdog and faith schools

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July 10, 2018 08:41

The fight between Ofsted and Charedi schools will go to the wire

Ofsted chief defends faith school inspections

Amanda Spielman insists inspection service does not have 'secular agenda'

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July 9, 2018 16:11

Ofsted chief defends faith school inspections

Rabbi stages walk out during Dweck address

Sephardi divisions laid bare by protest

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July 8, 2018 07:00

Rabbi stages walk out during Dweck address

'Excellent' Naima impresses inspectors

Glowing report for the independent Sephardi preparatory school

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July 6, 2018 08:41

'Excellent' Naima impresses inspectors

Ofsted to meet Charedi leaders over strictly Orthodox schools crisis

Schools feel they are being forced to teach 'British values' that contradict their religious outlook

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July 4, 2018 12:55

Ofsted to meet Charedi leaders over strictly Orthodox schools crisis

JFS bans pupils from using mobiles at school

'Excessive' use of devices can have 'deep and long-lasting effects,' school warns

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July 4, 2018 12:33

JFS bans pupils from using mobiles at school

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