Bridge Schools Inspectorate was a schools inspection agency approved by the

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to carry out inspections of certain independent schools on behalf of the Secretary of State in the

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(DfE). The agency was approved in 2008 and operated within section 162 (A) of the

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. Schools within the BSI mandate are designated independent schools within membership of the Christian Schools Trust (CST) or the

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.River School report, lead section
Retrieved 26 February 2016 As of September 2009, 55 schools in the UK that provide a distinctive religious curriculum alongside secular studies, fell within the remit of the BSI.Ofsted report on BSI 2008/09
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/ref> The work of the BSI, which was monitored by

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, was to report whether the schools fulfill the government's requirements and whether its religious content conformed to the requirements of their religious associations to the Department for Education. Inspections were carried out by retired HMI schools inspectors. It ceased operating on 30 September 2015, following a damning OFSTED report into their work."Ofsted warning over private faith schools"
BBC, 24 November 2015

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