Sentences with phrase «local place shortages»
The planned prohibition on councils from creating any new places in schools that have been rated either «inadequate» or «requires improvement» by Ofsted could see local place shortages reach crisis point — and if we agree that new places should only be created in good schools, then that should apply to expanding academies too.
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To be sure, both cities are popular places to live and work, suffer from an acute shortage of land for new housing and currently enjoy relatively strong local economies.
We used that decision - making power to deliver on promises we had made to the electors: rapid demographic change had led to a shortage of local primary school places, so in the last four years we used the Council's resources to expand local primary schools to create twice as many; concerns about a scruffy and run down high street were addressed by comprehensive neighbourhood renewal; and pressure on household budgets was relieved by freezing the council tax and the cost of resident's parking permits.
We are concerned that more than 20 % of free schools have been established in areas where there is no shortage of school places and, since they are not part of the local authorities» planning procedure, they make it difficult for parents to get their child into a local school of their choice.
These brand new schools are set up by parents, teachers, charities, academy sponsors and existing schools in response to demand from the local community, either where there is a shortage of places, or where the parents are not happy with the places on offer.
The funding differences are even more stark: if a new school is opening under the free school programme the capital funding comes from the generous free school budget but if a local authority is opening a new school, the funding must come from either general local authority funds (the calls upon which of course are many), or more likely from «targeted basic need funding», which is funding provided by the DfE to address the shortage of school places.
New Schools There are two ways of creating new schools: either by providers applying to the Department for Education (DfE) under the free school programme (which has become the government's main tool for tackling the school place shortage), or by a local authority inviting bids from providers as part of a «new provision».
Marcus Sutcliffe, managing director of Elite Systems, discusses how modular construction can meet the need for school expansion Britain is currently experiencing a distinct shortage of school places, and headteachers and local authorities around the country are looking for ways to accommodate additional intake — without breaking the bank.
Free schools are brand new schools set up by parents, teachers, charities, academy sponsors and existing schools in response to demand from the local community, either where there is a shortage of places, or where the parents are not happy with the places on offer.
Kingsmead primary school in Enfield, proposed by Kingsmead secondary school, will address a local shortage of places.
London's shortage of school places is said to be putting «unprecedented pressure» on the city's 32 local authorities.
The Local Government Association said the escalating places shortage was one of the key areas that needed to be tackled by the next government.
If a free school was set up because of a places shortage identified by the local authority, this recoupment started from the first year.
Free schools can be set up by parents, teachers, charities, businesses, cultural and sporting bodies, community groups, academy trusts and sponsors, and existing schools in response to demand from the local community, either where there is a shortage of places, or where the parents are not happy with the places on offer.
Urgent action is needed to prevent a shortage of secondary school places in a third of local authorities in England within five years, councils say.
The secondary school places shortage is just a few months a way in a handful of local authorities.
Mary Bousted, head of the ATL teachers» union, said: «We are concerned that more than 20 % of free schools have been established in areas where there is no shortage of school places and, since they are not part of the local authorities» planning procedure, they make it difficult for parents to get their child into a local school of their choice.»
The last time I check the local shelter; there was no shortage of «normal looking» black cats, because generally they take forever (1 - 2 years) to place if they don't die from shelter diseases, or stress anorexia before they find a home.
Visiting a new place can be daunting if you don't know what to expect or what to do while you're there, but you will find the locals to be friendly and helpful, and there is no shortage of fun to be had.
Between creating calendar appointments, calling your local pizza place, ordering an Uber, etc., there's no shortage of things you can do with Google Home.