Joseph: Sorry, was offline for a bit.
The way I see it, it’s impossible to know how this ends. The attitude towards religious faith schools has hardened in recent years, due to the ridiculous stories coming out of some Islamic schools. But public sentiment is still not in favour of forcing schools to teach young children about toivah and similar issues. There has been a bit of a backlash against Ofsted for being politicised. Inspections tend to come a few years apart, so these things unfold slowly. Under this government, which is broadly supportive of religious issues, it shouldn’t be too much of an issue, but these things can change. Ofsted’s power to close schools is limited, but it can make things very difficult.