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New free schools chief resets Cameron’s target

The government would need to triple the average number of free schools opened each year to meet higher targets...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Multi-academy trusts 6 times more likely to be named after men than women

Multi-academy trusts are six times more likely to be named after men than women, a Schools Week investigation has...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Harris plans vocational courses-only school (with GCSE resits)

One of the country’s largest academy trusts is to open a 16-19 free school offering only vocational courses and...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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25 free schools delayed each year

Nearly 25 free schools have delayed opening every year for the past three years, show figures released to Schools...

John Dickens
John Dickens
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25% of Cameron’s ‘landmark’ free schools delayed

More than a quarter of free schools approved by David Cameron under a “landmark” wave of applications had to...

John Dickens
John Dickens
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EXCLUSIVE: 97 independent schools failed test to convert to free schools

Nearly 100 independent schools were rebuffed from opening a free school in the first wave of applications in 2010, Schools...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Pro-academy campaign group launched by ‘superhead’ Rachel De Souza – but funders remain anonymous

A line-up of education reformers – including a former adviser to David Cameron – have joined forces to launch a...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Exam results, News

Free school GCSE results reveal highs … and lows

Free schools with fledgling GCSE cohorts have hit highs – and lows – in their overall performance in this...

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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‘Social need’ free schools would combat racist abuse in classrooms, charity claims

Allowing free schools to open where there is a “social need” would increase community integration and help prevent racist abuse...

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott