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Here are four things that could happen next in the Ofsted Charedi standoff

After interviewing Ofsted chief Amanda Spielman, Simon Rocker is none the wiser how the confrontation will be resolved

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Here are four things that could happen next in the Ofsted Charedi standoff

Ofsted chief defends equality policy

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New Orthodox primary school proposed for Borehamwood/Elstree area

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Eden rated outstanding for Jewish studies

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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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July 20, 2018 13:18

Rabbis' Labour antisemitism letter was an extraordinary display of unity

Simon Rocker cannot remember when so many Orthodox rabbis have put their names alongside representatives from non-Orthodox synagogues

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July 19, 2018 13:03

Rabbis' Labour antisemitism letter was an extraordinary display of unity

Israeli MKs approve controversial Nation State bill

Legislation recognises Israel as 'historic homeland of the Jewish people' and relegates the official status of the Arabic language

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July 19, 2018 09:24

Israeli MKs approve controversial Nation State bill

Government could relax school inspection plans that alarmed Charedi community

Meeting with Ofsted officials is 'positive first step', strictly Orthodox sources say

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July 18, 2018 12:01

Government could relax school inspection plans that alarmed Charedi community

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 15:46

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 09:43

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 17:58

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 17:16

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 10:38

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 12:51

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 09:41

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 17:11

Ofsted chief defends faith school inspections

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Simon Rocker

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Here are four things that could happen next in the Ofsted Charedi standoff

Ofsted chief defends equality policy

New Orthodox primary school proposed for Borehamwood/Elstree area

Eden rated outstanding for Jewish studies

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JFS triumph in inter-schools contest

Rabbis' Labour antisemitism letter was an extraordinary display of unity

Israeli MKs approve controversial Nation State bill

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Bobov school rated inadequate by Ofsted

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

The Gaza Kaddish is a challenge to the status quo

Meet the new feminist faces of Orthodoxy

Akiva rated outstanding for Jewish studies

Gaza Kaddish is a challenge to the status quo

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