Sentences with phrase «opening of free schools»

For free schools that have been approved to open, the NSN Delivery Programme provides advice and support to ensure the successful opening of free schools.

For free schools that have been approved to open, the NSN Delivery Programme provides advice and support to ensure the successful opening of free schools.

«There is a severe shortage of school places, yet this Government is sanctioning the opening of free schools in areas where there is no demand for additional places and eating up scarce funding in the process.

Author and journalist Toby Young has been named the new director of New Schools Network (NSN), the government backed charity to support and promote the opening of free schools.

Sarah Pearson, interim director of the New Schools Network, which supports the opening of free schools, says they have been working with about 30 groups wanting to set up schools.

But Natalie Evans, director of the New Schools Network, which supports the opening of free schools, says there is a gap between what schools offer and the stricter discipline sought by parents.

But the Local Government Association warned of planning problems that could face councils if the opening of free schools was postponed.

Nick Timothy, director of the New Schools Network which supports the opening of free schools, said: «The fact is, we urgently need more good new schools - not just where there is a shortage of places but where standards have been too low for too long.

Natalie Evans, director of the New Schools Network which supports the opening of free schools, said that the free schools that are open or are approved will create nearly a quarter of a million extra places.

Labour says the pressure on school places has been made worse because of the priority given to funding the opening of free schools.

This argument was echoed by the New Schools Network, which supports the opening of free schools, saying that they had provided more places at a lower cost.

Natalie Evans, director of the New Schools Network, which supports the opening of free schools, said free schools encouraged other schools «to raise their game» and should be targeted in all areas.

But the New Schools Network, which supports the opening of free schools, said the funding plans were an endorsement of the quality of free schools and their popularity with parents.

The decision on whether to approve the opening of a free school is determined centrally by the Education Secretary with scant regard for local views, the degree of need for new school places, and precious little transparency over the process.

But Nick Timothy, director of the New Schools Network, which promotes the opening of free schools, said «over 90 % of approved free schools are already located in areas of recognised need».

The government - sponsored New Schools Network (NSN), paid to promote and support the opening of free schools, will open its first regional office next week.