Improved Rosh Pinah earns good report for Jewish studies

But while Hebrew reading was generally good, some classes needed more reading lessons. Pupils had made less progress in the final year — which was “due to staff changes”.

Pikuach noted the positive impact of the Jewish Curriculum Partnership’s Chumash course and was impressed by the use of technology, highlighting one task where pupils had to use QR (digital) codes to answer questions on festivals.

Another class was praised for making links between Tu Bishvat, the environment and personal spirituality. “Just as a tree grows, so too a person should grow spiritually,” children learned.