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Ofsted blast for 'driving ban school'

October 1, 2015 10:57

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Simon Rocker,

Simon Rocker

1 min read

A Chasidic school that was at the centre of the driving ban controversy earlier this year has been criticised by inspectors for not teaching children about sexual orientation.

Ofsted said the leaders of the Beis Malka Girls' School in Hackney, north London, considered that their faith took precedence over the standards required of independent schools.

In spring Belz leaders caused uproar when they threatened to ban pupils from their schools in London if their mothers drove cars as it went against their traditions of modesty.

But the schools withdrew the proposed policy after the Equality and Human Rights Commission warned that it would be illegal.

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