But Ofsted leaders have reiterated concerns about unregistered schools over the past week. Amanda Spielman, its chief executive, said in a speech, “they often teach a narrow curriculum of just a few subjects, perhaps with a particular single-faith focus and are often housed in buildings that wouldn’t pass the most basic of health and safety checks.”
Matthew Coffey, Ofsted’s chief operations officer, also called for inspectors to be given greater powers to force entry into institutions which are believed to be operating illegally, the Daily Telegraph reported.
l Meanwhile, more than one in five of registered independent faith schools which Ofsted has found to fall short of the required standards over the past three years is Jewish, according to figures obtained by Schools Week.
For some Charedi schools, the main sticking point with Ofsted is their refusal to talk about same-sex orientation or transgender status.
