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King Solomon head Michele Phillips to leave in May

Head says ‘now is right time to step away’

By Simon Rocker

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King Solomon head: Michele Phillips

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer helps to serve lunch during a visit to a school in Essex last year

Court rejects bid to extend free school meals to Charedi independent schools

Judge said parents had choice to send children to Jewish state schools

By Simon Rocker

2 min read

Sebby Blain (left) with his sisters (l-r) Zoe and Juliet, and his former head Roz Levenson (Photo: courtesy)

‘I am so grateful to the place which started me on my learning journey’

Sebby Blain attended Alonim Nursery. Ten years later, as it prepares to shut its doors for the last time, he goes back to say goodbye

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Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits a Jewish school in London after October 7, 2023 (Photo: Getty)

Jewish secondary schools

Slight fall in applications to London Jewish secondary schools – but JFS and JCoSS more popular than ever

First-choice applications down by two per cent from last year’s record year

By Simon Rocker

1 min read

Antisemitism on campus

I-gnite goes on the road as it prepares Jewish sixth-formers for uni

Students learnt how to deal with antisemitism on campus and where to turn for support

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The Etgar Seder Quiz

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School report: Are children overburdened with too many clubs?

We should be sensible in the choice of extracurricular activities we let our children do

By Rabbi Daniel Fine

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