Sentences with phrase «new free schools»

It also states that «for new free schools in the future we will strengthen expectations on integration further».

The government response to the places shortfall has largely been to advocate the opening of new free schools.

It is these freedoms that have attracted such a wide variety of groups to establish new free schools.

Are you passionate, enthusiastic, innovative and keen to be an instrumental part of a brand new free school for students that would benefit from alternative provision?

In 2017, we announced plans to create 110 new free schools over the next few years.

More than a quarter of the 77 new free schools announced last month will be opened by the trust, which already runs more than 60 primary schools.

The government says its policies of allowing good schools to expand and of creating new free schools should help.

The government's decision to lift the 50 % cap on faith - based admissions to new free schools prompted differing reactions.

The council says it is looking at plans for two new free school developments and the expansion of existing schools.

Rather than using the limited resources to properly fund schools, the Government is spending billions of our taxes purchasing land for new free schools.

Of course, opening a brand new free school is an undertaking not without its own challenges.

Meg Hillier, the Labour MP who chairs the parliamentary public accounts committee, accused the government of «choosing to open new free schools in areas which do not need them and are failing to fill places».

Four members will be elected to advise each of the eight regional schools» commissioners, helping them decide on opening new free schools, converting schools to academies, choosing sponsors for academies, and intervening in «under - performance».

124 free schools have opened since 2015, with a further 376 set to open by 2020 — including the schools announced today — which means the government is on track to meet its manifesto commitment of opening 500 more new free schools by September 2020.

Philip Hammond is expected to confirm a one - off payment of # 320m for 140 new free schools on top of the 500 already pledged to be created by 2020.

Perhaps the answer is to let local authorities commission new schools when they've identified a need rather than the DfE accepting proposals for new free schools when the idea can't be carried through because there's no site.

Revd Nigel Genders, the Church of England's chief education officer said: «At a national level we are committed to supporting dioceses in their bids for more new Free Schools in areas of need, which has always been our rationale.

The expectation of extra physical activity for pupils also comes after Schools Week reported how the government believes sites for new free schools don't need playing fields or playgrounds.

What's more, they must identify and build the sponsor capacity to support more schools to become academies, including encouraging «good» and «outstanding» schools to become academies, as well as approve new free school applications and monitoring their progress.

She said that the firm will work directly with landowners, agents and developers to «secure new free school sites whilst ensuring the best value for the taxpayer».

Plans for the school, which are being applied for under the government's new free school policy, will be submitted to the Department of Education when their application process for 2012 schools opens.

As well as being more effective, informal support (which could be from academies as well as from LA maintained schools or LA school improvement) would be cheaper than academy conversion and considerably cheaper than setting up new free schools if there's no need for extra places.

«We have made it easier for all successful state - funded schools to increase the number of places they offer and we are building new free schools to meet demand from parents.

As Reform notes, having one independent commissioning body, separate from the funding of academies, is not without precedent, as in Sweden the independent Swedish Schools Inspectorate (SSI) carries out all accountability functions for municipality schools and free schools, including financial compliance, school inspection and assessing the suitability of new free school sponsors, while funding for schools is separately allocated through the municipality.

My team is well quipped to negotiate at pace with multiple partners across the private and public sector — landowners, agents, developers — to secure sites for new free schools at the best possible value.

If the government is to achieve its target of 500 new free schools during this parliament, then it will achieve more by working with local authorities, and even allowing them to build new schools.»

In September 2014, former New Schools Network director Natalie Evans, now a baroness and whip, suggested in a piece for Schools Week that property companies should be responsible for finding new free schools, in a not dissimilar manner to the current plan.

The Guardian reported yesterday the DfE had tried to encourage other organisations apart from NSN to carry on the contract to support new free schools.

We now know why, as from June of next year they, alone, will be able to decide which new free schools get approved.

Reports have confirmed David Cameron's plans to open 49 new free schools across the country as part of a plan which would see 500 new schools open in the next five years.

Twice as many new free schools will start the new term this week compared with last year, as 55 open their doors for the first time, the Government has announced.

While MATs might have substantial experience integrating sponsored academies and getting ready for their first Ofsted, establishing a brand new free school from scratch presents an array of distinctive challenges.

At the same time, several new free schools have very small numbers of students (one reportedly had only eight), often at considerable cost per place.

Out of the nine new free schools eligible for inspection by Ofsted, three «required improvement».

Kevin Courtney, general secretary of the NUT, the largest teachers» union, said: «The announcement that there is to be an extra # 320 million to fund up to 140 new free schools demonstrates an extraordinary lack of judgement at a time when state schools across the country are tipping out their piggy banks to search for the loose change to run their schools, let alone engaging in any capital upgrading.

Schools Week has also reported that this calls into question the Department for Education's ability to sign funding agreements or land agreements for new free schools before June 8.

Marked as the annual event to openly discuss issues facing the sector, it also unveiled emerging new opportunities in education, with a particular demand for new and refurbished buildings, including new free schools.

The prospective new free school follows the approval of plans for two other new government - funded special free schools in Essex in April.

«As schools grow and new Free Schools appear, continuity of supply is important.

The ISC has pledged to use the «strengths and expertise» of its schools to help co-sponsor new free schools.

«That is why we are replacing failing schools with sponsored academies, which are proven to raise standards, opening new free schools where parents want them and introducing a more rigorous curriculum, with qualifications that match the world's best.»

Decisions on policy matters that may be opposed by a new government must be postponed until after the election, calling into question the ability of the Department for Education (DfE) to sign funding agreements or land contracts for new free schools until after June 8, especially given Labour's opposition to the programme.

Teachers» union the NUT says a survey shows new free schools being opened in England are not wanted or needed.

Commentators tend to fall into the trap of assessing new free schools as if they are a homogenous group, which is not the case.

As well as acting too hastily in pushing through new free schools, Gove wasn't averse to robbing other education funding to pay for his pet flagship policies.

The New Schools Network has launched a «map of need» tool, to help proposers of new free schools schools with their bids.

Holyport College, the first new free school to offer boarding places, opened in September and will eventually take 500 state pupils.

In early February, Nicky Morgan, secretary of state for education, announced plans to open two new free schools focusing on computer programming skills in 2017.

The government has pledged billions for new free schools while existing school buildings in England are deteriorating, says the official spending watchdog.