Camp SimchaFamilies of children with serious illnesses ‘rejuvenated’ after Camp Simcha retreatTwo hundred people attended the three-day event in WarwickshireBy Gaby Wine2 min read
Children's Wellbeing and Schools BillHead of Gateshead Yeshiva tells Strictly Orthodox community to leave the UK if the Schools Bill passesBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read
Jewish schoolsAfter decades of growth, pupil numbers fall at UK Jewish schoolsFor the first time in nearly 30 years, there were fewer Jewish children in Jewish schools than the year beforeBy Simon Rocker2 min read
OfstedSchools report: Ofsted changes offer little respite for Charedi sectorThe inspection service has launched a consultation on its new report card scheme for schoolsBy Simon Rocker2 min read
Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim MirvisOnly half Jewish school parents in London and a third in Manchester pay religious studies contributions‘Brutally honest’ report details challenges facing schools as Chief Rabbi calls for effort to ‘raise the bar’ in Jewish educationBy Simon Rocker4 min read
JFSJFS retains top place among Jewish schools at A-levelImmanuel College took the laurels in vocational examsBy Simon Rocker1 min read
JFSFormer Strictly judge gives full marks to JFS dance and gym competitionArlene Phillips was on a judging panel with JFS alumniBy Gaby Wine2 min read
Schools billCharedi groups petition government over plans to regulate yeshivotGovernment’s new educational bill denounced as an ‘attack on fundamental rights’By Simon Rocker2 min read
GatetwaysNew sixth form offers a fresh chance to pupils struggling in mainstream educationThe new initiative is set to launch in September and is in addition to the other programmes offered by Gateways, the Jewish community’s only alternative education provisionerBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read
Charedi schoolsDrop in official warnings to Charedi schoolsNumber of Department for Education notices to strictly Orthodox schools was a third lower last year than in 2022By Simon Rocker1 min read
Jewish schoolsGovernment drops plan to remove faith cap for free school entryFree schools may only admit half their pupils on the basis of religionBy Simon Rocker1 min read
WUJSNottingham grad Josh Cohen elected president of World Union of Jewish StudentsBorn and raised in North London, Cohen will advocate for 800,000 students from all over the worldBy Daniel Ben-David3 min read
By Gaby WineHow can someone not know how to pronounce ‘Auschwitz’?Mainstream schools need to take a long hard look at how they teach the Holocaust to ensure pupils are learning the facts4 min read
