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British values in the classroom

July 31, 2014 14:05

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Simon Rocker,

Simon Rocker

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Jewish schools have been briefed on guidelines to promote British values and respect for equality, which come into force next term.

Sara Perlmutter, the Board's education policy and projects manager, believes the schools will be able to cope with the changes "if they are prepared with the right guidance and get up to speed".

The government's new emphasis on British values - which will apply to independent as well as state schools - follows an investigation into attempts to introduce a conservative Islamic ethos into a number of secular schools in Birmingham.

According to draft regulations, schools will be expected to "further tolerance and harmony between different cultural traditions, enabling students to acquire appreciation and respect of their own and other cultures".