Day School Support & Development

Consultation, in-service training, curriculum development, mentoring, self-assessment and support for senior management, teachers and learning support assistants.

Consultancy

We offer consultancy for those working in and with Jewish Day Schools, developing curriculum, self assessment, mentoring and supporting senior management, teachers and learning support assistants.

Vacancies in Day Schools

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JCoSS

Support and consultation for the development of JCoSS, Britain's first cross-communal, pluralist Jewish secondary school, due to open in London in 2010

JCDSAB

The Jewish Community Day School Advisory Board (JCDSAB) was set up in 2002  to help the development of  new Jewish schools, from pre-school upwards, and support existing ones. It was established by the three non-orthodox movements: Movement for Reform Judaism (then the RSGB), Liberal Judaism (then the ULPS) and the Assembly of Masorti Synagogues (then the Association of Masorti Synagogues).

The JCDSAB is increasingly being seen as something similar to a diocesan board of education for the non-orthodox sector of the Jewish community ; it is, for example, represented on the Government’s Memorandum of Understanding Working Group, involving providers of faith schools.The work that the JCDSAB does is mainly in the form of advice (largely from Dr. Helena Miller of the Leo Baeck College) and time from the administrator, Sharon Silver-Myer. 

JCDSAB gets a small amount of financial support from the three movements and also has received, for the past 5 and a half years, a grant from the Clore Duffield Foundation, which enables it to employ the administrator on a part-time basis.This work is currently heavily focused on supporting the Trustees of the Jewish Community Secondary School (JCoSS). JCoSS is to be an inclusive six form entry state secondary school in the London Borough of Barnet, which has already obtained Government funding. Uniquely, its admissions policy will treat as equal all pupils recognised as Jewish by any of the UK’s mainstream movements and the text based Jewish Studies curriculum will give all pupils opportunities to explore our traditions from a variety of perspectives. 

JCoSS will include within it Norwood’s first dedicated special resource unit for children with severe and complex disabilities which is co-located within the “mainstream” school.  JCoSS is to be located on the site of the current East Barnet Upper School on Westbrook Crescent in New Barnet.  The Government has committed around £35 million of public money.  Plans to submit a full planning application in Spring 2007 are well advanced. 

The work of the JCDSAB  also includes supporting the expansion of the Kindergarten at the Liberal Jewish Synagogue to take in a reception class and the transition of Akiva School from a one form entry private school to a two form entry state school in a new building, from next September. In addition it works with the Governors of the three inclusive Jewish primary school – Clore Shalom, Clore Tikva  and  Akiva.The Trustees of the JCDSAB are appointed by the three movements and the Board members are people from across the community with an interest and/or expertise in inclusive Jewish education.The Trustees and Board meet about three times a year. 

Further details can be obtained from  Jon Epstein (Chairman) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   or Sharon Silver-Myer (Administrator) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it