Concern over David Cameron’s plan to register Jewish religion schools

Registration would mean that yeshivot and Islamic madrassas would be subject to inspections from Ofsted.

But Najos has become increasingly unhappy at the way inspectors are assessing strictly Orthodox schools.

Mr Rabson said that Ofsted’s focus on the government’s British values agenda leads to the risk of it “failing all schools that do not respect the current dogma of actively promoting other religions and lifestyles”.

Najos was particularly disturbed by a recent critical report of a Chasidic girls school, Beis Malka in Stamford Hill, which was criticised for not teaching about sexual orientation and for providing limited career advice.

The inspection policy had become “an increasing threat that reaches into homes, families and faith communities”, he said.
He said that at next week’s meeting Najos would restate “our plea for schools to be allowed to practice our distinct faith and lifestyle whilst still maintaining deep respect for ‘difference’ and people of other faiths.”