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Britain's biggest teaching union attacks Labour's school antisemitism plan after three in five Jewish students report experiencing it

Antisemitic incidents in schools jumped 59 per cent to 178 in the first half of 2026, with Sir David Bell's review making 27 recommendations due before Parliament today.
Antisemitic incidents in schools jumped 59 per cent to 178 in the first half of 2026, with Sir David Bell's review making 27 recommendations due before Parliament today.

Only 12% of teachers say they have seen antisemitism, a gap Sir David Bell's review lays bare. The government has pledged to accept all 27 of its recommendations in full, including asking every school to adopt the IHRA definition. NEU general secretary Daniel Kebede branded that the 'wrong approach'. He warned it would have a 'chilling' effect and 'shut down legitimate discussion'.

Just 24% of the schools surveyed currently use the IHRA definition of antisemitism.

A Jewish teacher's whiteboard eraser was daubed with the words 'Erase the Jews'.

Jonathan Frisher, 12 and his school's only Jewish pupil, faced Nazi salutes and swastikas.

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