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Charedi boys school fails Ofsted test

July 27, 2016 11:31
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Simon Rocker,

Simon Rocker

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Talmud Torah Toldos Yaakov Yosef, a boys primary in Stamford Hill, north London is the latest Charedi school to be told by education watchdog Ofsted that it is failing to comply with independent school standards.

In a report published at the end of last week, inspectors said the school adopted a “holistic approach” towards the government’s British values agenda by teaching pupils to “respect everybody, regardless of difference”.

But, the school had “completely avoided” going into specific detail about issues relating to “gender, sex and sexuality” for religious reasons, they said.

The school, which has received two previous critical reports within the last two years, had made progress since the last Ofsted visit, inspectors found.

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