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Future of new Jewish secondary school unclear after meeting

February 23, 2016 14:57
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ByCharlotte Oliver, Charlotte Oliver

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Parents have been left guessing over the future of a proposed new Jewish school, after its backers refused to confirm whether they would be filing their application before next week’s deadline.

Earlier this month, it was announced that the newly-created Nekadma Trust, headed by Rosh Pinah school chairman Andrew Rotenberg, would be applying to open the Kedem High School , a free Orthodox Jewish secondary school in Barnet, in time for either a September 2017 or 2018 entry.

However, following a meeting hosted by education umbrella group Pajes, it is now unclear whether an application to open the school will be made before the government’s deadline on March 2.

At the meeting, on Monday, representatives from JFS, JCoSS and Yavneh held talks with Mr Rotenberg, as well as with representatives of a group behind another proposed new school, the Modern Orthodox Secondary School (MOSS).