Religious Educational Services

Why a Jewish studies service?

Binoh’s mission is to ensure that all Jewish children, regardless of their learning difficulties, can reach their full potential and can have access to their Jewish heritage. We aim to provide a holistic service within which the child is the focus by working as part of Binoh’s multi-disciplinary team.

We provide support for Jewish Studies and for children with multilingual Hebrew and Yiddish language requirements. Working within the Binoh Teaching Service, our specialist teachers and Rebbes combine their knowledge of Jewish studies and methodology with an understanding of special educational strategies and practice to enable them to effectively support children and teachers.

What services do we provide?

PUPIL SERVICES

• Jewish Studies assessments and Hebrew reading screenings identify areas of strength and weakness and provide guidance for intervention.
• Specialist tuition can be provided either individually or in a small group and may be school or centre-based according to the needs of the child.
• Jewish Studies tuition is available for pupils attending the Binoh Primary Units.
• Statemented pupils in special schools can have Jewish Studies programmes specially designed for their needs.

SCHOOL SERVICES

• Advisory sessions for individual members of staff.
• In school advisory ‘clinics’.
• In service training for staff teams (Jewish Studies or whole staff teams).
• Resource Lending Library in both the Kennedy Leigh Centre, Hendon and in the Somers Centre, Hackney.
• Advice on use of resources

TEACHER TRAINING

• Teacher training packages for seminaries.
• Hebrew reading clinic – remedial teachers’ course incorporating practical experience under supervision.
• Centre based training courses.