Talmud Torah London

Overview: Pupils at Talmud Torah London enjoy coming to school, feel happy and safe, and achieve well due to high expectations from leaders and staff. The school provides a broad and ambitious curriculum, with a focus on connections between religious studies and secular subjects.

Strengths:

• Pupils achieve well and feel happy and safe.
• Leaders have developed a broad and ambitious curriculum, making meaningful connections between religious studies and secular subjects.
• Pupils are taught about fundamental British values, such as the rule of law and democracy.
• Staff are well-trained and supported, with opportunities for professional development.

Areas to improve:

• Sometimes, teachers provide activities that are not enabling pupils to learn the intended curriculum, causing some to struggle or get distracted.
• In a few subjects, leaders have not thought deeply enough about the key knowledge that they want older pupils to learn, affecting how well some pupils learn the curriculum content.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with pupils knowing how to keep themselves safe, including online, and feeling confident to report concerns to adults in school.