Antisemitism: Teachers could be banned from wearing Palestine badges after review in schools

REVEALED Ten million Brits to miss out on full state pension boost – Are you one of them? 1792608134.089 Teachers could be banned from wearing Palestine badges after review of antisemitism in schools Currently, there is no blanket restriction on teachers displaying pro-Palestinian symbols. Sign up to the News Newsletter Email address Sign up I agree to receive updates and information about my account, the GB News Community, and related products and services from GB News. By signing up you agree to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy and Community Rules. Thank you for signing up! See the latest from GB News here . Choose GB News on Google - add us as a preferred source Choose GB News Support GB News Champion free speech and independent journalism while unlocking exclusive benefits. Support us Teachers could be banned from wearing pro-Palestine badges following a review into the scale of antisemitism in schools. Former Ofsted chief inspector Sir David Bell led the independent review, which the Department for Education commissioned in March and is set to be published today. His report sets out 27 recommendations to tackle antisemitism across schools and colleges in England, which ministers are expected to accept in full. Among the most prominent proposals is stronger guidance on political impartiality, particularly on geopolitical issues. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say This could lead individual schools to ban staff from displaying partisan symbols such as Palestinian flag pins and watermelon iconography. Sir David's review urges schools to "consider the appropriateness" of political expressions or identifiers staff wear. However, it falls short of calling for an outright prohibition on pro-Palestine badges. Sir David said he had “considered very carefully whether I should recommend an outright ban on the wearing of political symbols in schools and classrooms.” Teachers could be banned from wearing Palestine badges after a review of antisemitism in schools | GETTY Instead, he concluded that schools and colleges should exercise their existing right to set codes of conduct, including dress codes, while speaking with LBC. At present, no blanket restriction exists on teachers displaying pro-Palestinian symbols. Schools are legally obliged to prevent staff from promoting partisan political positions, and whether badges breach this duty depends on individual institutions. Nevertheless, the strengthened guidance is widely expected to prompt some schools to introduce their own bans on such displays. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS Communist protesters scale Battle of Britain memorial during London pro-Palestine march Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters descend on London as police impose 'significant' restrictions Five people arrested for inciting racial hatred during October 7 pro-Palestine march in London The report urged schools to 'consider the appropriateness' of political expressions or identifiers that staff wear | GETTY Speaking to Sky News, Sir David argued that broadly committing to oppose racism or prejudice had failed to single out antisemitism as a specific category of hatred. “We do need to name antisemitism as a particular kind of prejudice and hate, because I think if you don't name it, you don't actually know what you're tackling,” he said. The review calls on schools to ensure their staff conduct policies explicitly state that antisemitism will not be tolerated. Where pupils are targeted, Sir David said, institutions must have "robust reporting and response mechanisms" in place. Sir David Bell led the independent review, commissioned by the Department for Education in March | GETTY He also emphasised the need for updated guidance on political impartiality, explaining that students should be able to “debate topical and difficult issues without feeling that teachers are imposing their own views on students”. Sir David’s review comes as the number of hate crimes directed at Jewish people increased by 10 per cent in the year ending March 2026, according to Home Office figures. Offences of this character spiked in October 2025, following the Heaton Park Synagogue terror attack, and have been steadily high since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas conflict. The Department of Education has said it does not comment on leaks ahead of the report’s publication. 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