As Charlie Taylor's interim review will recommend tomorrow, we'll explore using
the free school process to set up secure alternative provision academies.
Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that the government will explore the possibility of utilising
the free school process to set up secure academies for young offenders.
In addition, a further 20 local authority areas have been approved to create a new special school through
the free school process, creating 1,700 school places for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
A former civil servant familiar with
the free schools process told Schools Week that funding agreements could now go unsigned, leaving sponsors «in limbo».
In addition, 20 local authority areas have been approved to create a new special school through
the free school process — taking the total number of approvals to 131.