Tashbar of Edgware

Overview: Tashbar of Edgware is a good independent school with an Orthodox Jewish ethos for boys aged three to eleven. The school has a warm, close-knit community ethos and provides a nurturing environment for pupils. Pupils behave responsibly and respectfully, and the school encourages them to speak to staff if they are worried about anything.

Strengths:

• The school places high importance on reading and provides a structured approach that enables pupils to become fluent and confident readers quickly.
• Pupils learn a broad range of subjects in line with the national curriculum, and the school organises important subject knowledge effectively.
• The school provides effective help and support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• The school's provision for personal development is well thought through, and pupils receive information about cultures and religious traditions that are different to their own.
• The proprietor has appropriate oversight of the school, and the school complies with the independent school standards and its other statutory responsibilities.

Areas to improve:

• Sometimes, the school does not ensure that the design of learning activities are focused on making sure pupils know and remember important knowledge.
• Sometimes, the school does not robustly correct mistakes in pupils’ writing, resulting in writing errors persisting for too long.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.