While reduced cost is one advantage, the urgent need to accommodate rising pupil intake meant a speedy build time was also vital. (educationbusinessuk.net)
Educate Together has raised concerns with the Department of Education and Skills (DES) in relation to the restriction of pupil intake of a number of Educate Together national schools opened between 2014 and 2016 under the Government's school patronage divestment process. (educatetogether.ie)
Academies are able to set their own pupil intake numbers, with no requirement to consider local need, while finding suitable sponsors with the capacity to establish successful new schools is already proving a challenge in some areas. (qaeducation.co.uk)