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Mia's father Mariano is now pleading with parents and pupils to come forward to help him to discover why she died. Image republished courtesy of Vicki Couchman / The Sunday Times / News Licensing
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Mariano Janin
OPINION: After watching Adolescence, I realised it was telling my daughter’s story
Acclaimed Netflix drama captures a toxic culture many young girls face. For one father who lost his teenager daughter to bullying, it hit painfully close to home
Mia's father Mariano is now pleading with parents and pupils to come forward to help him to discover why she died. Image republished courtesy of Vicki Couchman / The Sunday Times / News Licensing
April 14, 2025, 4:12 pm
OPINION: After watching Adolescence, I realised it was telling my daughter’s story
Acclaimed Netflix drama captures a toxic culture many young girls face. For one father who lost his teenager daughter to bullying, it hit painfully close to home
By Mariano Janin
By Zivya / Wikimedia images. License: CC BY SA 3.0
February 20, 2025, 3:06 pm
OPINION: Parents in the Charedi community do NOT have genuine choice in their children’s education
Emily Green, founder of GesherEU’s responds to claims that the School Bill attacks religious freedom and parental rights
By Emily Green
Screenshot of report cover.
February 19, 2025, 12:12 pm
Pupil numbers in Jewish schools decline for the first time in three decades, says new report
Institute for Jewish Policy Research shows there are now 136 Jewish schools in the UK, with 45 of those in the mainstream sector and 91 strictly Orthodox
By Michelle Rosenberg
Screenshot: Impact-se
February 14, 2025, 10:43 am
Azerbaijan’s textbooks show increasing support for Israel and respect for Jews
Marking a first for a Muslim-majority country. examples of antisemitism incorporated into the curriculum include the Dreyfus Affair, persecution in Tsarist Russia, and Nazi Germany
By Michelle Rosenberg
Orthodox Jews in Stamford Hill
February 5, 2025, 10:29 am
Charedi leaders ‘refuse to engage’ with authorities over Yeshiva safeguarding concerns
Report delivered to Hackney Council warns of 'real and significant risk' to well-being of boys at unregistered educational settings in the borough
By Lee Harpin
Charedi community in Stamford Hill
February 3, 2025, 4:13 pm
OPINION: Jewish groups must end their war on yeshivas
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill was meant to address real concerns about children missing from education; instead, it targets Charedim without justification
By Shimon Cohen
Charedi protesters outside parliament as Schools Bill debated
January 13, 2025, 10:53 am
OPINION: Schools Bill isn’t about safeguarding, it attacks religious freedom and parental rights
Misrepresentations of Charedi schools undermine diversity and the principles of true liberty, writes the president of the British Rabbinical Union
By Rabbi Asher Gratt
Donna-Thomas_-Head-of-Early-Years-at-Hackney-Visiting Jewish school-in-Stamford-Hill. Pic: Courtesy
December 4, 2024, 2:16 pm
OPINION: Charedi schools are counting the cost of Labour’s budget
Thousands of Orthodox Jewish and Muslim children face losing their schools due to new government action. Can a simple fix prevent this?
By Motty Pinter
Left to right: Daniel Grossman, Louis Danker, Naomi Bernstein
December 3, 2024, 12:43 pm
UJS presidential hopefuls on the campaign trail
Jewish News meets Edinburgh JSoc's Louis Danker, Cambridge JSoc's Naomi Bernstein and Bristol JSoc's Daniel Grossman as they set out their stalls
By Michelle Rosenberg
International students at Hebrew University in Jerusalem
November 26, 2024, 4:56 pm
Hebrew University in Jerusalem offers BA taught entirely in English
English-speakers now have the chance to study for a degree in Israel in their native tongue
By Louisa Walters
Left: reference to Auschwitz as a 'prisoner of war camp' Right: depiction of Jews in religious garb as haters of Jesus
November 5, 2024, 12:44 pm
Irish schoolbooks ‘trivialise Holocaust’, report warns
Auschwitz is portrayed as “a prisoner-of-war” camp, and, in contrast to other religions, Judaism appears as the religion which uniquely endorses violence
By Jenni Frazer
Nancy Reuben Primary School
October 8, 2024, 5:54 pm
What are the questions you should be asking when choosing a nursery or primary school?
It's a big step for a small child - we take a look at some of the options
By Francine Wolfisz
October 8, 2024, 4:48 pm
Should Jewish children go to Jewish primary school, or have a broader experience?
The head of Sinai Jewish Primary School in Kenton (voluntary-aided) and St Martin’s School in Mill Hill (fee paying) explain what their schools offer
By Louisa Walters
Pic: PAJES Facebook
September 25, 2024, 1:16 pm
Jewish schools network relaunches Parashah curriculum
Partnership of Jewish Schools (PaJeS) initiative for teachers now features Torah and wellbeing framework
By Michelle Rosenberg
Students in the library, Etz Chaim. Pic: Courtesy, Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School
September 13, 2024, 11:21 am
Etz Chaim achieves SECOND accreditation for ‘more able’ teaching
Mill Hill primary the first Jewish school to be nationally recognised for its high-quality provision for more able learners
By Michelle Rosenberg
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