22 Feb 2024 Mia Janin · Prevention of Future Deaths report North London
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Concerns raised 2 Ongoing gender-based bullying at JFS View source Failure of gender-based bullying initiatives to gain the confidence of female students View source
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Deliver staff and student education on sexual harassment, reporting, social technology, consent, assertiveness, abuse, safeguarding, and positive peer communication.
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Implement an anonymous reporting system on the school website.
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Deliver formal PSHE teaching addressing personal development, relationships, equality, conduct, abuse, coercion, boundaries, and discrimination.
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Appoint a full-time safeguarding lead and five full-time safeguarding officers.
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Create a student voice group and a Student Digital Leaders group to promote equality and positive peer communication.
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Implement CPOMS as a centralised reporting, allocation, follow-up, and trend-monitoring system for safeguarding concerns.
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Run a staffed lunchtime Time to Talk forum for students to discuss concerns.
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Conduct coordinated safeguarding monitoring through student check-ins, fortnightly multi-disciplinary reviews, CPOMS follow-up, and monthly governor review of significant concerns.
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Work with Jewish Women’s Aid to develop drop-down days aimed at embedding cultural change.
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Review and publish anti-bullying and behaviour policies with provisions addressing sexist and gender-based bullying and consistent sanctions.
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Mia Janin · Prevention of Future Deaths report
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Mia Janin was found deceased at home on 12 March 2021, aged 14, after taking her own life. The report describes bullying behaviour by some male students, including gender-based bullying, and hostile responses to a social media post. Concerns were raised about ongoing gender-based bullying at JFS and whether the school’s initiatives had gained the confidence of some female students.
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to JFS; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Ongoing gender-based bullying at JFS
Wider context from the report “(1) Any ongoing gender based bullying at JFS gives rise to a concern that circumstances creating a risk of other deaths will occur, or will continue to exist, in the future; and
(2) The initiatives introduced by JFS to address gender based bullying following Mias death do not appear to have gained the confidence of some JFS female students, which gives rise to a concern that the circumstances creating a risk of other deaths will occur, or will continue to exist, in the future.
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to JFS; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure of gender-based bullying initiatives to gain the confidence of female students
Wider context from the report “(1) Any ongoing gender based bullying at JFS gives rise to a concern that circumstances creating a risk of other deaths will occur, or will continue to exist, in the future; and
(2) The initiatives introduced by JFS to address gender based bullying following Mias death do not appear to have gained the confidence of some JFS female students , which gives rise to a concern that the circumstances creating a risk of other deaths will occur, or will continue to exist, in the future.
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How this respondent action was interpreted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Deliver staff and student education on sexual harassment, reporting, social technology, consent, assertiveness, abuse, safeguarding, and positive peer communication.
Verbatim wording from the response “JFS is pro-active in educating students about the gender-based bullying and equality. The school has implemented a mix of student-led, teacher-led and externally-led sessions including:” Source location Response from The Jewish Free School
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PFD Monitor interpretation Implement an anonymous reporting system on the school website.
Verbatim wording from the response “j. The introduction of an anonymous reporting system on the school website.” Source location Response from The Jewish Free School
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PFD Monitor interpretation Deliver formal PSHE teaching addressing personal development, relationships, equality, conduct, abuse, coercion, boundaries, and discrimination.
Verbatim wording from the response “g. The delivery of formal Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) teaching in the curriculum to address all aspects of personal development, during which expectations of appropriate behaviour regarding all aspects of student conduct are made clear.” Source location Response from The Jewish Free School
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PFD Monitor interpretation Appoint a full-time safeguarding lead and five full-time safeguarding officers.
Verbatim wording from the response “a. The appointment of a full-time safeguarding lead.” Source location Response from The Jewish Free School
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PFD Monitor interpretation Create a student voice group and a Student Digital Leaders group to promote equality and positive peer communication.
Verbatim wording from the response “• Creation of a 160-strong student voice group, 40 students of which champion equality in the school.” Source location Response from The Jewish Free School
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PFD Monitor interpretation Implement CPOMS as a centralised reporting, allocation, follow-up, and trend-monitoring system for safeguarding concerns.
Verbatim wording from the response “h. The introduction of ‘Child Protection Online Management System’ (CPOMS) as a centralised reporting tool used by all staff across the school.” Source location Response from The Jewish Free School
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PFD Monitor interpretation Run a staffed lunchtime Time to Talk forum for students to discuss concerns.
Verbatim wording from the response “l. The introduction of ‘Time to Talk’ which runs every lunchtime and is staffed by two experienced members of staff. This is a forum for students to relax and talk about anything that is on their mind.” Source location Response from The Jewish Free School
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PFD Monitor interpretation Conduct coordinated safeguarding monitoring through student check-ins, fortnightly multi-disciplinary reviews, CPOMS follow-up, and monthly governor review of significant concerns.
Verbatim wording from the response “All students at JFS are known and supported. JFS now has multiple coordinated systems that work to protect children, and staff work to ensure safeguarding is effective. To ensure there are no communication gaps between the Safeguarding and Behaviour teams, fortnightly review meetings are attended by the Designated Safeguarding Lead, Mental Health and Wellbeing Lead, Special Educational Needs Coordinator, Safeguarding Officer and Director of Key Stage. All students in JFS have a safeguarding rating between 1 and 4, representing the highest level of risk and 1 representing no known risk. Students receive personal check-ins from the Safeguarding Officers to understand each individual’s circumstances.” Source location Response from The Jewish Free School
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PFD Monitor interpretation Work with Jewish Women’s Aid to develop drop-down days aimed at embedding cultural change.
Verbatim wording from the response “JFS is constantly seeking ways to improve its provision and, going forward, will be working with the Jewish Women’s Aid group to build a series of drop-down days to further embed cultural change.” Source location Response from The Jewish Free School
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PFD Monitor interpretation Review and publish anti-bullying and behaviour policies with provisions addressing sexist and gender-based bullying and consistent sanctions.
Verbatim wording from the response “In respect of your concerns in relation to ongoing issues in respect of, or initiatives in relation to gender-based bullying, JFS has an anti-bullying policy that is reviewed annually. The current version of the anti-bullying policy was published in January 2024, a copy of which has already been provided to the Court, which clearly states that “Bullying of any sort will not be” Source location Response from The Jewish Free School
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PFD Monitor interpretation Evidence of gender-based bullying largely predates the changes implemented following Mia’s death.
Verbatim wording from the response “Although JFS considers that much of the evidence referred to in the Regulations 28 Report that was provided by some JFS students after Mia’s death to the police and Ofsted pre-dates the changes implemented following Mia’s death, JFS nevertheless takes your concerns very seriously and has carefully reviewed and considered the matters within the Regulation 28 Report.” Source location Response from The Jewish Free School
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