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New Charedi school which refuses to talk about LGBT issues is ranked inadequate by Ofsted

Report on Shiras Devorah reveals continuing inspection pressure on Strictly Orthodox schools

May 7, 2019 12:42
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A new strictly Orthodox secondary school for girls in North-West London which refuses to talk about LGBT people has been rated inadequate in its first inspection.

Ofsted was also critical of the secular education at the independent Shiras Devorah school, which opened last September on the premises of Woodside Park Synagogue.

The school’s leadership “specifically do not permit reference to gender reassignment or sexual orientation,” thus restricting pupils’ “preparedness for life in modern Britain”, inspectors said.

While the school currently has ten girls aged from 11 to 12 and is registered to take 40, Ofsted said it would not recommend its proposed expansion to 100 or raising its age limit to 18.