Education Secretary praises faith schools during Yavneh visit
search

The latest Jewish News

Read this week’s digital edition

Click Here

Education Secretary praises faith schools during Yavneh visit

Nicky Morgan 2
Nicky Morgan and Oliver Dowden with their safety goggles on, during a science experiment.

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has praised the ‘outstanding’ role of British faith schools during a visit to Yavneh College.

Morgan said she was impressed by the Borehamwood secondary school’s combined faith-based education, centred around “fundamental British values”.

She added: “It is important young people are are taught and discuss fundamental British values, which a school like Yavneh absolutely subscribes too – as do most faith schools in this country. There are many outstanding faith schools of all different religions. They are doing a great job of educating our young people.”

Morgan watched history, English, science and Hebrew classes taking place during a tour of the school on Thursday with headteacher Spencer Lewis, president Benjamin Perl and Hertsmere MP Oliver Dowden. She concluded her visit by answering sixthform students’ questions in a special assembly, speaking of her delight at being able to “give approval” to Yavneh’s new primary school.
Headteacher Spencer Lewis with Nicky Morgan outside Yavneh
Headteacher Spencer Lewis with Nicky Morgan outside Yavneh
Support your Jewish community. Support your Jewish News

Thank you for helping to make Jewish News the leading source of news and opinion for the UK Jewish community. Today we're asking for your invaluable help to continue putting our community first in everything we do.

For as little as £5 a month you can help sustain the vital work we do in celebrating and standing up for Jewish life in Britain.

Jewish News holds our community together and keeps us connected. Like a synagogue, it’s where people turn to feel part of something bigger. It also proudly shows the rest of Britain the vibrancy and rich culture of modern Jewish life.

You can make a quick and easy one-off or monthly contribution of £5, £10, £20 or any other sum you’re comfortable with.

100% of your donation will help us continue celebrating our community, in all its dynamic diversity...

Engaging

Being a community platform means so much more than producing a newspaper and website. One of our proudest roles is media partnering with our invaluable charities to amplify the outstanding work they do to help us all.

Celebrating

There’s no shortage of oys in the world but Jewish News takes every opportunity to celebrate the joys too, through projects like Night of Heroes, 40 Under 40 and other compelling countdowns that make the community kvell with pride.

Pioneering

In the first collaboration between media outlets from different faiths, Jewish News worked with British Muslim TV and Church Times to produce a list of young activists leading the way on interfaith understanding.

Campaigning

Royal Mail issued a stamp honouring Holocaust hero Sir Nicholas Winton after a Jewish News campaign attracted more than 100,000 backers. Jewish Newsalso produces special editions of the paper highlighting pressing issues including mental health and Holocaust remembrance.

Easy access

In an age when news is readily accessible, Jewish News provides high-quality content free online and offline, removing any financial barriers to connecting people.

Voice of our community to wider society

The Jewish News team regularly appears on TV, radio and on the pages of the national press to comment on stories about the Jewish community. Easy access to the paper on the streets of London also means Jewish News provides an invaluable window into the community for the country at large.

We hope you agree all this is worth preserving.

read more: