“This includes avoiding reference to… sexual orientation, gender reassignment, civil partnership and some aspects of religion and faith.”
This limited “pupils’ knowledge and understanding of the range of relationships and religions in society. Leaders must ensure that pupils are better prepared for their lives in modern Britain.”
While inspectors identified educational gaps such as the limited opportunities for music, their main criticism was over the omission of LGBT-related issues.
Since the school was unable to provide them with “open access” to pupils, they added, “we were not able to be sure that we had been fully informed about their views and opinions”.
Last week, rabbis representing the UK’s main Charedi’s communities stated that schools should ensure that inspectors do not discuss “alternative lifestyles” with pupils.
Despite a “good rating” for quality of education and behaviour and attitude of pupils, Beis Ruchel was marked as a school that “requires improvement”.
Ofsted said it had been asked to visit by the DfE to advise on the school’s suitability to remain registered as an independent school.
