A new Chasidic girls’ primary in Salford is likely to fall short of independent school standards because it will not make pupils aware of LGBT people, according to Ofsted.
Beis Rochel Mcr Girls’ School, which is intended mainly to serve the Satmar community, wants to register as an independent school for 200 girls aged from two to 11.
But after a pre-registration inspection, Ofsted said, “There was a clear indication that the proprietor and his advisers intend not to make pupils aware of matters related to sexual orientation or gender reassignment.”
The report is significant because it had been assumed primary schools would not be expected to cover LGBT issues after changes to Department for Education guidelines that gave schools leeway to decide at what age such topics are appropriate to teach.
