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academies


Category: Type of Establishment. Academies are publicly funded independent schools. Academies don’t have to follow the national curriculum and can set their own term times. They still have to follow t [..]
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academy converter


All schools that have chosen through Governing Body Resolution and application to the Secretary of State to become an Academy under the Academies Act 2010.
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academy special


Special Schools that have chosen through Governing Body Resolution and application to the Secretary of State to become an Academy under the Academies Act 2010. These will be handled differently to Aca [..]
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academy sponsor led


Academies are all-ability, state-funded schools established and managed by sponsors from a wide range of backgrounds, including high performing schools and colleges, universities, individual philanthr [..]
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city technology college


City technology colleges are independent schools in urban areas that are free to go to. They’re owned and funded by companies as well as central government (not the local council). They have a particu [..]
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colleges


Category: Type of Establishment. Colleges are designated by the Secretary of State as eligible for receiving public funding through the Learning and Skills Council and are thereby deemed suitable to d [..]
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community school


Category: Type of Establishment. The Local Authority (LA) employs the school's staff, owns the school's land and buildings and is the admissions authority (it has primary responsibility for [..]
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community special school


Category: Type of Establishment. A Community special school is the special school equivalent of mainstream Community schools yet are catered wholly or mainly for children with statutory statements of [..]
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designated religious character


An Order made by the Secretary of State for Education under section 69(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998(a), as applied in relation to independent schools by section 124B(1)(b) of that [..]
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european schools


Category: Type of Establishment. European Schools exist principally to provide free education for the children of employees of European Union institutions. Where places are available, children from ot [..]
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