Arabic version: مراجعة تدعو المدارس إلى التعامل مع معاداة السامية باعتبارها خطراً على الحماية

According to BBC News, schools and colleges in England will be required to recognise antisemitism as a distinct category of harm and take explicit action against it under recommendations from a government-commissioned review. The proposals would treat anti-Jewish hatred as a specific safeguarding risk, rather than addressing it solely through existing anti-racism and anti-bullying measures.

The review, led by former Ofsted chief inspector Sir David Bell, is due to be presented to Parliament on Wednesday. The government is expected to accept all 27 recommendations. They are expected to include dedicated teacher training, more consistent recording and reporting of incidents, improved education about antisemitism and modern-day Jewish life, and stronger guidance on political impartiality for teachers.

Recent figures from the Community Security Trust showed 178 antisemitic incidents at schools in the first half of 2026, up 59% from 112 in the same period in 2025. The review is also expected to recommend a hotline giving school leaders immediate advice on tackling antisemitism. Bell said: “This is not just a report for Jewish children in Jewish schools. This is for all children and young people in all schools and colleges. We know that antisemitism crosses all boundaries.”

The government is also expected to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism, although it cannot make its use compulsory. The Board of Deputies of British Jews said treating antisemitism as a safeguarding issue would create an explicit duty for schools to address it as a threat to children’s safety. The Department for Education declined to comment before the review is published.