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Still outstanding: Gesher 'thrilled' at new Ofsted report

'In a different league' say parents of pupils at the independent special school

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Enjoying an exceptional education: Gesher pupils in 2022

Reform Movement urges caution over UK plans to move embassy to Jerusalem

Reform Movement urges caution over UK plans to move embassy to Jerusalem

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Charedi school's new educational approach wins plaudits from Ofsted

Charedi school's new educational approach wins plaudits from Ofsted

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Alma rated outstanding for Jewish studies

Alma rated outstanding for Jewish studies

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School downgraded to inadequate over safeguarding failures

Hot taps that presented risk of scalding and lack of early-morning supervision were some of the problems at Pardes House Grammar, Ofsted said

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October 7, 2022 14:23

School downgraded to inadequate over safeguarding failures

Parashah of the week: Ha'azinu

“Like an eagle who rouses its nestlings, gliding down to its young, so did [God] spread wings and take them, bear them along on pinions” Deuteronomy 32:11

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October 6, 2022 12:28

Parashah of the week: Ha'azinu

Lubavitch progress noted by Ofsted, good grades for Charedi girls schools

A round-up of the latest inspections

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October 2, 2022 11:58

Lubavitch progress noted by Ofsted, good grades for Charedi girls schools

Do we need a national curriculum for Jewish studies?

A group of educators recently drew up a framework for 'Jewish cultural literacy' in the UK - but how should it be followed up?

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September 25, 2022 12:55

Do we need a national curriculum for Jewish studies?

Gesher appoints second head to oversee growth

Nikeisha Webb-Hardy will be responsible for the special school's expanding secondary provision

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September 25, 2022 12:25

Gesher appoints second head to oversee growth

How the pandemic changed our religious behaviour

Attachment to the Jewish community grew among religious Jews, but fell among secular Jews, according to new JPR report

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September 25, 2022 11:29

How the pandemic changed our religious behaviour

Government warned: scrap Schools Bill or we'll take legal action

Planned regulation of yeshivot has provoked widespread opposition in the Charedi community

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September 22, 2022 12:31

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Community gather in Parliament Square to protest against the Department for Education to raise awareness of the Schools Bill currently being prepared in Parliament whcih seeks to introduce changes the fundiments of religious education. 07th September 2022, London, UK PHOTO:JEFF GILBERT

Wolfson Hillel still outstanding, says Ofsted

It is harder to keep top inspection grade these days - but the Enfield primary has managed it

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September 22, 2022 10:54

Wolfson Hillel still outstanding, says Ofsted

Give us less religion in the media, say Brits

Jews sceptical that more coverage will lead to greater interest in faith, according to global poll

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September 21, 2022 16:19

Give us less religion in the media, say Brits

Can tikkun olam unite Israel and the diaspora?

Israel's Diaspora Affairs Minister is worried by divisions in the Jewish world

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September 11, 2022 12:18

Can tikkun olam unite Israel and the diaspora?

Sacks Morasha judged outstanding for Jewish studies

Use of technology at the North Finchley primary makes Jewish learning 'exciting and engaging'

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September 11, 2022 12:03

Sacks Morasha judged outstanding for Jewish studies

Chief Rabbi Mirvis issues special prayer in remembrance of the Queen

The prayer to be recited in Orthodox synagogues throughout the UK and the Commonwealth this Shabbat

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September 9, 2022 14:24

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 26: Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis speaks at a National Holocaust Memorial Day event at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre on January 26, 2017 in London, England. The commemorative event, attended by religious leaders, heard testimonies from survivors of the Holocaust, in which millions of predominantly Jewish people were killed. National Holocaust Day on February 27 marks the 72nd anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp by Soviet troops. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

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