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Ofsted Launches Emergency Inspection at Bristol School Over Cancelled Visit by Jewish MP

Inspectors arrived to assess whether the school was pressured to drop Damien Egan's visit after planned protests raised safety fears.

Overview

  • Ofsted chief Sir Martyn Oliver said inspectors were sent to Bristol Brunel Academy after concluding the threshold for an emergency inspection had been met.
  • The Cabot Learning Federation said the visit was postponed on police-advised safety grounds due to a planned protest and that a new date had already been arranged.
  • The Bristol branch of the National Education Union and the Bristol Palestine Solidarity Campaign publicly hailed the cancellation and said politicians backing Israel’s actions were not welcome in schools.
  • Sir Keir Starmer called the case very serious at Prime Minister’s Questions, and Cabinet minister Steve Reed said those responsible would be held to account.
  • CLF said it launched an investigation into staff social‑media posts reported by The Times and commissioned an external review to strengthen training on discrimination.