Sentences with phrase «concerns about free schools»

Baronness Buscombe, a Conservative peer, said the Deputy Prime Minister was being hypocritical by raising concerns about free schools and their staff when he was most likely taught by «brilliant» unqualified teachers as a child.

Division Secretary of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) in Derby, Sue Arguile, said: «What is happening with Al - Madinah is really indicative of why we are concerned about free schools - because of the lack of accountability.

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In particular, there are three aspects of the House bill that ought to especially worry parents, health advocates and those who are concerned about fighting childhood hunger: the bill takes a decidedly unscientific approach to setting school nutrition standards, it would most certainly re-open the school junk food floodgates, and it will drop millions of needy kids from a much - lauded program that currently offers them free school meals.

Because most of Chicago «s public schools have closed campuses and 88 percent of the children attending receive free or reduced - price lunches, Phillips is more concerned about getting the students to eat than losing them to outside competition.

Even before reading the Times story, my concerns about food allergic kids led, in part, to my writing my Food - in - the - Classroom Manifesto (in which I argue that school classrooms should be food - free), and I certainly support accommodations for food allergies in school cafeterias.

Most damagingly for Gove, some of the failures of the school directly correlate to concerns raised about free schools by new Labour shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt.

In May 2012 the BHA was told by a whistleblower that the Free Schools team had expressed serious concern about the state funding of Steiner schools but that ministers chose to fund them Schools team had expressed serious concern about the state funding of Steiner schools but that ministers chose to fund them schools but that ministers chose to fund them anyway.

Briefings produced in 2010 by civil servants in the Department for Education (DfE) on the principle of whether or not Steiner schools should gain state funding through the Free Schools programme express serious concern about issues such as racism, systemic bullying, academic rigour, secrecy and whether or not the schools would be able to pass Ofsted inspections, the British Humanist Association (BHA) can today schools should gain state funding through the Free Schools programme express serious concern about issues such as racism, systemic bullying, academic rigour, secrecy and whether or not the schools would be able to pass Ofsted inspections, the British Humanist Association (BHA) can today Schools programme express serious concern about issues such as racism, systemic bullying, academic rigour, secrecy and whether or not the schools would be able to pass Ofsted inspections, the British Humanist Association (BHA) can today schools would be able to pass Ofsted inspections, the British Humanist Association (BHA) can today reveal.

Exeter Academy Previously the BHA signed a letter published in the Observer expressing concerns about the group, following on from which the BHA met with the Free Schools team at the Department for Education and set out the concerns now being publicised.

Mr Miliband's comments come just weeks after deputy prime minister Nick Clegg spoke out on for - profit education providers while attempting to soothe concerns in Lib Dem ranks about Michael Gove's free schools programme.

Everyday Champions Church's bid to open a Free School was rejected solely due to concerns about creationism, the group have announced.

Council members expressed their concerns to her about services to homeless students, the delivery of free breakfast in the classroom, and teacher training in schools that serve high - need communities.

From my point of view the main embarrassment has been and continues to be Liberal Democrat support for Osborne's economic policies: others may be concerned about other issues (support for the restructuring of the NHS, or the creation of «free» schools and extension of the academy programme, for example).

BHA Faith Schools Campaigner Richy Thompson commented, «We have long been concerned about the lack of transparency and democratic deficit involved in the Free Schools approval process.

One of the government's flagship free schools has been ordered to close amid continuing concerns about the standard of education it is offering.

A letter in yesterday's Observer expressing concern about pseudo-scientific Free Schools has been signed by the British Humanist Association (BHA).

However, others expressed skepticism about what I shall call the Overregulation Theory, and proposed alternative explanations for the LSP's poor results, while a few more raised concerns about the impact of a more free - market school choice system on equity.

Universal free school meals for infant pupils is one of the most widely - known and talked about initiatives to come from the Plan, but there is growing concern regarding its continued use.

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Education Secretary Michael Gove has welcomed the number of schools going ahead, but the plans have been criticised by Labour which expressed concerns about other schools losing funds to free schools.

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Asked about union concerns over the separation of free schools from councils» democratic structures, he added: «If unions wanted to set up free schools and build in these accountability processes involving the local council they have got the opportunity to do that.»

One of the government's flagship free schools has been ordered to close amid continuing concerns about the standard of education it is offering.

An Ofsted inspection of a Derby free school will be brought forward over concerns about how it is being run.

Appearing on Sky News, he said he was a supporter of free schools, but his concern was about maintaining standards.

«They should not have to wait for somebody in Whitehall to intervene if they have serious concerns about how their school is doing, whether it is a free school, academy or local authority school.

North West Durham Labour MP Pat Glass told a debate she had repeatedly raised concerns about Durham Free School.

The acting headteacher of Durham Free School is concerned about «aggressive» letters sent to parents last week, which he says «pre-empt» a final decision to close the sSchool is concerned about «aggressive» letters sent to parents last week, which he says «pre-empt» a final decision to close the schoolschool.

«Sweden, where the free schools idea came from, is expressing real concerns about segregation and divisiveness in the same way that concerns are being expressed about the charter schools in the US,» she said.

Concerns of potential conflicts of interests have been raised about individuals contracted to work as advisers in the government's academies and free schools programme in England.

A promise to build 100 free schools a year, rather than open 500 by a fixed date, allows the government to hold off on some institutions if there is concern about their readiness or quality, without breaking its pledge.

Pusateri said many schools and districts had been concerned about how they were going to fund AP exams for their students who receive free and reduced - price meals prior to KDE's announcement in February.

You may have concerns about what your teenager is doing in their free time, how school is going, and just how they are feeling, but be unable to get any answers.