Simon Rocker

Problem over GCSE Hebrew fixed

Changes in syllabus would have caused difficulties for some Orthodox schools, Board of Deputies says

Cohabiting nursery teacher wins discrimination claim

Watford Employment Tribunal dismissed the nursery's argument that it had been justified in dismissing the teacher and criticised its treatment of her

Carmel to pay out to sex abuse victims

Two former pupils have already accepted settlements worth up to £65,000.

Rabbis tell congregants to shun JW3

The protest was triggered by the centre’s 'GayW3 Week' of special activities

Four Jewish secondaries in Sunday Times top 100

Yavneh College is the top Jewish secondary school, according to GCSE and A-level results compiled by the newspaper

Chasidic school rated inadequate for a second time

Concern over Ofsted's hijab inspection plan

Jewish organisations believe the inspection service may be overstepping the mark with its plan to check on the reasons young Muslim girls are wearing hijabs

New GCSE allows single-religion option

A new International GCSE religious studies course will enable Jewish schools to focus exclusively on Judaism and not have to include a second religion

Northern schools top table

Two Manchester schools are the leading placed Jewish primaries in new schools guide

Clore Shalom still requires improvement

Cross-communal primary has come on in "leaps and bounds" a parent tells Ofsted but inspectors want to see further progress

Ofsted praise for Nancy Reuben

Inspectors find rapid improvement at Sephardi primary school

A cultured way to mark Israel's 70th

Jewish schools in the UK are using artefacts from Israel's museums to explore its history and culture in a project to commemorate the state's 70th birthday next year