Talmud Torah Chaim Meirim Wiznitz School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 2 July 2024

This is a kind and caring school. School staff foster nurturing, encouraging, professional relationships with pupils. Pupils work together and help each other. They receive reward tokens for demonstrating the school's values and for trying hard. The schools' annual tuck shop event, where pupils spend their earned tokens, is enjoyed by all. Pupils behave responsibly. They are happy and safe. At breaktimes, pupils play cooperatively and considerately. Pupils are respectful towards adults in school and each other. Parent and carers appreciate the way the school promotes values of respect and compassion for others. The school is ambitious to raise pupils' achievement. With this in mind, the school has developed the curriculum since the previous inspection. Pupils have more time to learn secular subjects than they did before. The school has improved the quality of curriculum content. The school has not secured sufficient improvements in the delivery of some curriculum subjects. As a result, the independent school standards are not met securely.

What the school should improve

• Teachers have not received recent subject-specific training to build their knowledge to deliver the curriculum, including in phonics. As a result, teaching and activity choices do not support pupils to learn and remember essential subject knowledge. The school must ensure that teachers are trained to teach subject content, select appropriate work for pupils to do and check that pupils learn and remember essential knowledge and skills.
• The school's checks on how well the curriculum is taught are not robust. As a result, variability in curriculum implementation is not identified and addressed routinely. Leaders must monitor how well subjects are taught and ensure the curriculum is delivered securely.
• The school does not provide opportunities for pupils to develop their talents and interests beyond the academic curriculum. Pupils knowledge of faiths, beliefs and cultures that are different to their own is basic. Leaders should improve provision for pupils to develop their talents and interest and further encourage respect and tolerance of those with different faiths, beliefs and cultures.

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