Stamford HillChasidic school at centre of planning battle is praised by OfstedTalmud Torah London is challenging an order from Hackney Council to leave its current premises1 min read
HackneyStamford Hill school fights council order to move because of noiseTalmud Torah London hopes the Court of Appeal will allow it to stay putBy Simon Rocker2 min read
Charedi schoolsHackney Council offers space to homeless Charedi girls schoolBeis Yaakov Primary had been urgently looking for premises for the new school termBy JC Reporter1 min read
Charedi schoolsLondon rabbis ban schools from opening next term unless they accept more pupilsSix Charedi boy schools have been ordered to find room for unplaced pupils next termBy Simon Rocker1 min read
Charedi schoolsInpectors praise Southend’s ‘happy’ Chasidic schoolBeis Chinuch Lebonos is a happy place to learn and celebrates cultural diversity, inspectors saidBy Simon Rocker1 min read
OfstedOfsted admits error in criticising Charedi school for not teaching about same-sex parentsThe inspection service acknowledges that teaching about sexual orientation is not mandatory for primary schoolsBy Simon Rocker1 min read
OfstedFocus on Yiddish is delaying development in English, Ofsted tells Chasidic schoolThe Satmar-linked Beis Ruchel is one of the first Orthodox independent schools to be examined under the inspectorate’s new ‘report-card’ schemeBy Simon Rocker1 min read
Charedi child molester returns to court seeking shorter sentence in politically-charged hearingNechemya Weberman has the backing of Brooklyn’s district attorney, but his victims claim the prospect of clemency could hinder efforts to stamp out abuse in the strictly-Orthodox communityBy Jacob Jaffa3 min read||November 24, 2025 15:54
Good Ofsted for Charedi independent school in HendonBeis Soroh Schneirer praised for its focus on reading and cultivating key valuesBy JC Reporter1 min read||September 22, 2025 12:08
Chasidic boys’ school in Stamford Hill receives good rating from OfstedBeis Aharon was once branded inadequate but has now been praised for teaching pupils to be ‘positive citizens’By Simon Rocker1 min read||September 8, 2025 16:50
Menorah Grammar is upgraded by Ofsted from ‘inadequate’Latest inspection records improvements at the strictly Orthodox boys schoolBy Simon Rocker1 min read||July 3, 2025 12:57
Charedi school praised for promoting responsible citizenshipBnos Beis Yaakov Primary is rated outstanding for personal development by OfstedBy JC Reporter1 min read||July 2, 2025 14:24
Charedi school temporarily closes over funding black hole after Budget VAT raid‘These are not easy days’: School forced to shut for three days as Budget measures finances to the brinkBy Jane Prinsley2 min read||June 12, 2025 10:49
Previously inadequate Charedi school upgraded by OfstedTorah Vadaas in north-west London offers a suitable curriculum, inspectors saidBy JC Reporter1 min read||May 22, 2025 10:01
Two Charedi schools sound alarm over financial blackholePardes House Grammar School and Shiras Devorah High School face closure if they can’t make up their funding shortfallBy Jane Prinsley3 min read||April 25, 2025 13:37
Yeshivot may go part time to avoid registration, DfE saysHaving an intensive religious education should not prevent children having ‘suitable’ secular tuition also, the government arguesBy Simon Rocker2 min read||April 3, 2025 12:42
