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OFSTED REPORT HAS ‘SERIOUS RAMIFICATIONS’ FOR ALL ORTHODOX JEWISH SCHOOLS, WARNS CHINUCH UK BY ADAM MOSS
Chinuch UK, an organisation that helps to protect Orthodox Jewish school values, have strongly backed Governors at Yesodeh Hatorah Senior Girls’ School in Stamford Hill, after the school was slammed in an Ofsted report, where they admonished the school for not meeting national curriculum requirements. Inspectors downgraded the Stamford Hill-based school from ‘Good’ to ‘Inadequate’ in a negative report published on Tuesday. The state-funded secondary school was criticised for ineffective safeguarding and teaching standards amongst various issues. Authors added that school leaders, including Principal Rabbi Avraham Pinter had not met their “statutory duty” to provide impartial career advice so pupils can make informed decisions about future aspirations. Yet in recent years Yesodeh has
been viewed among the elite of educational establishments in the Orthodox community. Only a few months ago Hackney Learning Trust viewed the school “outstanding” offering praise for many aspects deemed below standard by Ofsted. “This report says more about Ofsted than it does about our school,” commented Theo Bibelman, Chairman of Governors, in a statement. “Even a cursory reading of the report shows that Ofsted has downplayed our successes and academic achievements whilst showing a clear disrespect for the Orthodox Jewish community.” He added: “We were appalled at the way the Ofsted Inspectors treated our staff and students and we have made that clear to the relevant Government authorities. “It seems that unless we agree with the secularist agenda of Ofsted London then we cannot comply
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with their inspection criteria.” Mr Bibleman continued, “We are always striving to improve our school, and we continue to do so, but the nature of this inspection and the resulting report has led to us
feeling part of a secularist plot. “This inspection was never about us. It is about Ofsted using their unfettered powers to try to force faith CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
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