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New school choir takes bow for interfaith harmony

Retired head Alan Shaw is bringing children of different faiths together to sing

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New school choir takes bow for interfaith harmony

Hasmonean Boys squeeze in extra numbers

Hasmonean Boys squeeze in extra numbers

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The admissions regulator says that rabbinical references for religious obsevance on school applications can refer only to public attendance, not private worship (photo: Golders Green Synagogue, Google Maps Street View)

Police close investigation into Golders Green nursery

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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: External view of the royal residence, Clarence House on February 10, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Ming Yeung/Getty Images)

Chief Rabbi plans sleepover with King Charles before Shabbat coronation

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Chief Rabbi backs inquiry call for mandatory reporting of sexual abuse

'We must not stand idly by, while our children are in danger' says Rabbi Mirvis

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October 21, 2022 14:44

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)

Yavneh tops the GCSE progress charts for Jewish schools

First performance figures released by Department for Education since pandemic outbreak

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October 21, 2022 12:53

Yavneh tops the GCSE progress charts for Jewish schools

Religious figures should not be exempt from 'mandatory reporting' of child sexual abuse

Recommendations of seven-year inquiry would make it compulsory for rabbis to report abuse to the authorities

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October 20, 2022 14:48

Religious figures should not be exempt from 'mandatory reporting' of child sexual abuse

Egalitarian Sephardi siddur’s new edition

The team behind the the first egalitarian Sephardi siddur has produced a companion volume for use on Shabbat

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October 20, 2022 14:48

Egalitarian Sephardi siddur’s new edition

Board president defends support for UK embassy move to Jerusalem

Marie van der Zyl was challenged over whether deputies had been consulted on policy

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October 20, 2022 12:33

Board president defends support for UK embassy move to Jerusalem

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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October 13, 2022 10:29

Enjoying an exceptional education: Gesher pupils in 2022

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

MRJ would 'caution against the government taking action that might undermine peace in the region'

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October 9, 2022 17:51

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

Charedi school's new educational approach wins plaudits from Ofsted

Me'or High School in Salford, which opened two years ago, has been rated good

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October 9, 2022 12:51

Charedi school's new educational approach wins plaudits from Ofsted

Alma rated outstanding for Jewish studies

Cross-communal primary thrilled at new Pikuach report

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October 9, 2022 12:45

Alma rated outstanding for Jewish studies

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

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