Sentences with phrase «special free school»

We want to open new special free schools and alternative provision free schools, as set out in «Creating opportunity for all: our vision for alternative provision».

This guidance provides an overview of some of the key considerations for special free school applicants.

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

Over 1,600 new special free school places are to be created across England, and 19 local authorities are inviting applications from organisations to run them.

Herefordshire Council will be working with the DfE to provide a new special free school for 16 to 19 - year - olds with severe and complex learning disabilities, including Autism.

«To complement this work we are also opening new special free schools across the country that will provide tailored support for over a thousand children to ensure they have access to the excellent education that every child deserves.»

Place funding at special free schools is not included in the 2016 to 2017 DSG allocations and no deductions will be made from local authorities» DSG for places in these schools.

The development of a 40 - place school, offering eight places for junior aged pupils, 24 for secondary pupils and eight places for post-16 students, has been outlined in Portsmouth City Council's special free school specifications.

The majority are mainstream (which includes primary, secondary or 16 - 19), but there are also Special free schools and those that offer Alternative Provision for students that have been excluded or are at risk of exclusion.

The Piper Hill Learning Trust, sponsor of Piper Hill High School, judged to be «outstanding» by Ofsted in March 2013, will be opening a unique vocational special free school in 2016.

MacIntyre Special Free School will open in Rugby in September 2017.

Autism - specific free schools are continuing to dominate new special free school approvals, with more than half of those in the pipeline having it as a focus.

A primary special free school in Trafford for pupils, aged 4 - 11 years old, with complex learning difficulties.

Where a child is admitted to a special academy or special free school whose funding and admission arrangements allow for them to admit children who have special educational needs but do not have an EHC plan

Children and Families Minister Nadhim Zahawi has also announced sponsors for 14 new special free schools across the country.

At special free schools, this difference is even more stark — 31.91 per cent of pupils were given a fixed term exclusion last year compared with national average of 13.54 per cent, and 11.97 per cent had more than one fixed term exclusion (compared with 5.23 per cent).

The Government says that it wants to create an additional 270,000 school places in free schools over the next five years, as well as opening new special free schools, the latter will be dedicated to solely educating children with special educational needs.

Design & Build Education Business reports on the new special free schools that are to be created across England.

Whilst in the midst of all this change the school also submitted a successful bid to open a Special Free school.

The Department for Education has stated that 19 local authorities have invited applications to run new special free schools, potentially creating 1,600 new special free school places.

Manchester City Council is seeking a sponsor for a 100 - place special free school, which would include places for pupils with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD), Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD) and ASD.

Blackpool Council has outlined its specifications for its new special free school, which is expected to accommodate 48 pupils between the ages of 10 and 16.

Essex County Council's specifications for its new special free school will see it provide 64 places.

It will be aimed at ages seven and 16 and may provide up to four to six residential places following consultation with the chosen sponsor for the special free school.

The London Borough of Hounslow has stated that its specifications for a special free school will see the development of a 70 - place school for secondary school ages.

On 12 April 2017, the Department for Education (DfE) announced the approval of 131 new free schools, which included the approval of plans to launch a special free school competition across 19 local authorities which would allow sponsors to apply to launch the new schools.

The special free school development in South Gloucestershire will be aimed at young people with SLD and Profound and PMLD.

Simon is founder of two free schools, Holyport College (where he is chair of governors) a state boarding school where Eton College is the sole educational sponsor which opened in September 2014, and Forest Bridge School a special free school for autistic pupils which opened in September 2015.

The Department for Education has set out plans for a wave of alternative provision and special free schools, vowing to bring the alternative provision sector from the «periphery» of the schools system.

The school, in Slough, Berkshire, was one of the first free schools to open in 2011 and its founders Sally and Chris Eaton have attended a special free school celebration evening with David Cameron.