Government’s new educational bill denounced as an ‘attack on fundamental rights’
By Simon Rocker
The representative body says it will not be commenting on government’s new education proposals
Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations leader pleads for new Schools Bill to leave religious institutions alone
’Alarming’ new proposals to regulate religious institutions in Schools Bill are unnecessary
By Rabbi Binyomin Stern
Department for Education say Bill ‘does not prevent parents securing a faith-based education’
By Lorin Bell-Cross
Proposals to register children being taught outside school settings are due to be debated in Parliament on Wednesday
The government’s Bill would make it compulsory to register children being home-schooled or taught in institutions such as yeshivot
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Defenders of traditional yeshivot return to Westminister to demonstrate against moves to register students
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Private member’s Bill calls for registration of children who are taught outside school
MP wants local councils to keep list of children taught at home, in yeshivot or other out-of-school establishments
The Department for Education launched a consultation over what to do about 'children missing education'
The government has indicated it remains committed to introducing controls on currently unregistered educational institutions
Campaigners in Stamford Hill hold thanksgiving meeting to mark withdrawal of proposals they believe represent an 'existential threat' to the Charedi way of life
Education Secretaries may come and go but moves to force religious institutions to teach secular subjects are still on the cards
Hundreds protested outside the Houses of Parliament and the Department for Education on Thursday
By Ben Bloch
The Schools Bill, designed to increase government control of education, has sparked a furious reaction in some quarters of the Charedi community.
By Felix Pope
