Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to tackle anti-semitism in schools.

Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.

The government has committed £7 million of funding to tackle antisemitism in education in the wake of the unacceptable rise of antisemitism across the country. £500,000 of this has already been awarded to the University Jewish Chaplaincy to continue providing welfare support for Jewish students on our university campuses.

A £4.35 million Tackling Antisemitism in Education procurement closed for tender applications on 16 January 2025, these are due to be evaluated. This procurement seeks to equip staff from across England’s educational settings with training and resources to build confidence to identify and deal with incidents of antisemitism.

​The remaining funding will go towards a future Tackling Antisemitism in Education innovation fund to help tackle and build resilience to antisemitism and hate, focusing on how to identify and appropriately tackle mis- and disinformation. Further details on the innovation fund will be provided in due course.

The department’s Educate Against Hate website provides schools, teachers and pupils with a vast range of accessible resources that are reviewed and updated to build resilience and awareness to extremism. Educate Against Hate has a dedicated page to antisemitism which features online resources and educational material, including provided by the Community Security Trust.