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Academy (English school), the Glossary

An academy school in England is a state-funded school which is directly funded by the Department for Education and independent of local authority control.^[1]

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Academies in England
Education policy in the United Kingdom
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Academies Act 2010

The Academies Act 2010 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Academies Enterprise Trust

The Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) is a multi-academy trust with 57 primary, secondary and special schools in England.

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is a handbook issued by Education and Skills Funding Agency in England that sets out finance-related requirements for academy trusts in terms "musts" and "shoulds". Academy (English school) and Academies Financial Handbook are academies in England, education policy in the United Kingdom, public education in the United Kingdom, public finance of England, school types, state schools in the United Kingdom and united Kingdom educational programs.

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Amey plc

Amey plc, previously known as Amey Ltd and Amey Roadstone Construction, is a United Kingdom-based infrastructure support service provider.

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Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis

Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis, (born Andreas Adonis; 22 February 1963) is a British Labour Party politician and journalist who served in HM Government for five years in the Blair ministry and the Brown ministry.

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Ark (charity)

Absolute Return for Kids (ARK), is an international children's educational charity based in London, UK.

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Cameron–Clegg coalition

The Cameron–Clegg coalition was formed by David Cameron and Nick Clegg when Cameron was invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form a government, following the resignation of Prime Minister Gordon Brown on 11 May 2010, after the general election on 6 May.

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Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation.

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Charitable trusts in English law

Charitable trusts in English law are a form of express trust dedicated to charitable goals.

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Charter school

A charter school is a school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established state school system in which it is located. Academy (English school) and charter school are school types.

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Chris Wormald

Sir Christopher Stephen Wormald KCB (born 30 October 1968) is a British civil servant serving as Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Care since 2016, having previously served as Permanent Secretary of the Department for Education from 2012 to 2016.

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City Technology College

In England, a City Technology College (CTC) is an urban all-ability specialist schoolWalter (2007), p. 6 for students aged 11 to 18 specialising in science, technology and mathematics. Academy (English school) and City Technology College are public education in the United Kingdom, school types, secondary schools in England and state schools in the United Kingdom.

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Company limited by guarantee

A company limited by guarantee (CLG) is a type of company where the liability of members in the event the company is wound up is limited to a (typically very small) amount listed in the company's articles or constitution.

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Comprehensive school (England and Wales)

A comprehensive school, or simply a comprehensive, typically describes a secondary school for pupils aged approximately 11–16 or 11–18, that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude, in contrast to a selective school system where admission is restricted on the basis of selection criteria, usually academic performance. Academy (English school) and comprehensive school (England and Wales) are school types.

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Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party.

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Cooperative

A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-controlled enterprise".

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Cooperative school

Co-operative schools are characterised by the co-operative values and principles which underpin the practice of all co-operative organisations.

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Creationism

Creationism is the religious belief that nature, and aspects such as the universe, Earth, life, and humans, originated with supernatural acts of divine creation.

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David Blunkett

David Blunkett, Baron Blunkett, (born 6 June 1947) is a British Labour Party politician who has been a Member of the House of Lords since 2015, and previously served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough from 1987 to 2015, when he stood down.

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David Garrard (property developer)

Sir David Eardley Garrard (born 12 January 1939) is a retired British property developer.

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David Willetts

David Linsay Willetts, Baron Willetts, (born 9 March 1956) is a British politician and life peer.

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Department for Children, Schools and Families

Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) was a department of the UK government, between 2007 and 2010, responsible for issues affecting people in England up to the age of 19, including child protection and education.

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Department for Education

The Department for Education (DfE) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. Academy (English school) and department for Education are education policy in the United Kingdom and public education in the United Kingdom.

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Department for Transport

The Department for Transport (DfT) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.

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Djanogly City Academy

Djanogly City Academy City Academy secondary school in Nottingham, England.

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E-ACT

E-ACT is a multi-academy trust responsible for 28 academies in England.

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Ed Davey

Sir Edward Jonathan Davey (born 25 December 1965) is a British politician who has been the leader of the Liberal Democrats since 2020, having acted in the position from 2019 to 2020.

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Education & Skills Select Committee

The Education & Skills Select Committee was a committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Academy (English school) and Education & Skills Select Committee are education policy in the United Kingdom.

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Education Act 1996

The Education Act 1996 (c. 56) is act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Education Act 2002

The Education Act 2002 (c. 32) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that gave schools greater autonomy to implement experimental teaching methods.

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Education and Skills Funding Agency

The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) is an executive agency of the government of the United Kingdom, sponsored by the Department for Education.

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Education in England

Education in England is overseen by the Department for Education.

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Education Policy Institute

The Education Policy Institute (EPI) is an education policy think tank that aims to promote high-quality education outcomes through research and analysis.

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Emmanuel Schools Foundation

The Emmanuel Schools Foundation (ESF) is a charitable trust which has been involved in education since 1989.

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Evangelicalism

Evangelicalism, also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity that emphasizes the centrality of sharing the "good news" of Christianity, being "born again" in which an individual experiences personal conversion, as authoritatively guided by the Bible, God's revelation to humanity.

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Exempt charity

An exempt charity is an institution established in England and Wales for charitable purposes which is exempt from registration with, and oversight by, the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

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Faith school

A faith school is a school in the United Kingdom that teaches a general curriculum but which has a particular religious character or formal links with a religious or faith-based organisation. Academy (English school) and faith school are education policy in the United Kingdom and school types.

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First Blair ministry

The first Blair ministry lasted from May 1997 to June 2001.

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Foundation school

In England and Wales, a foundation school is a state-funded school in which the governing body has greater freedom in the running of the school than in community schools. Academy (English school) and foundation school are public education in the United Kingdom, school types and state schools in the United Kingdom.

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Free school (England)

A free school in England is a type of academy established since 2010 under the Government's free school policy initiative. Academy (English school) and free school (England) are education policy in the United Kingdom, public education in the United Kingdom, school types, state schools in the United Kingdom and united Kingdom educational programs.

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Fresh Start programme

The Fresh Start programme, also known as the Fresh Start scheme, is an educational initiative in England, Wales and Northern Ireland introduced by the first Blair government in 1998. Academy (English school) and Fresh Start programme are education policy in the United Kingdom, school types and united Kingdom educational programs.

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Further education

Further education (often abbreviated FE) in the United Kingdom and Ireland is additional education to that received at secondary school that is distinct from the higher education (HE) offered in universities and other academic institutions.

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GCSE

The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification in a range of subjects taken in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, having been introduced in September 1986 and its first exams taken in 1988.

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Geraldine Bedell

Geraldine Bedell is a British novelist and writer for The Observer.

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Grant-maintained school

Grant-maintained schools or GM schools were state schools in England and Wales between 1988 and 1998 that had opted out of local government control, being funded directly by a grant from central government. Academy (English school) and grant-maintained school are public education in the United Kingdom, school types and state schools in the United Kingdom.

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Greig City Academy

Greig City Academy is a mixed-sex secondary school in the London borough of Haringey.

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Harris Federation

Harris Federation is a multi-academy trust of 52 primary and secondary academies in and around London.

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Harris Garrard Academy

Harris Garrard Academy (formerly Business Academy Bexley) is a 4–18 mixed, all-through school and sixth form with academy status in Thamesmead, Erith, Greater London, England.

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Head teacher

A headmaster/headmistress, head teacher, head, school administrator, principal or school director (sometimes another title is used) is the staff member of a school with the greatest responsibility for the management of the school.

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House of Commons of the United Kingdom

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Key Stage 3

Key Stage 3 (commonly abbreviated as KS3) is the legal term for the three years of schooling in maintained schools in England and Wales normally known as Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9, when pupils are aged between 11 and 14.

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Law

Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate.

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Learning and Skills Act 2000

The Learning and Skills Act 2000 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Liberal Democrats (UK)

The Liberal Democrats (colloquially known as the Lib Dems) are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom, founded in 1988.

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Local government

Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state.

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London Borough of Hackney

The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough in Inner London, England.

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Macroevolution

Macroevolution usually means the evolution of large-scale structures and traits that go significantly beyond the intraspecific variation found in microevolution (including speciation).

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Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, (13 October 19258 April 2013) was a British stateswoman and Conservative politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990.

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Maths school

A maths school is a type of specialist free school sixth form college in England which specialises in the study of mathematics. Academy (English school) and maths school are school types and state schools in the United Kingdom.

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Michael Gove

Michael Andrew Gove (born Graeme Andrew Logan, 26 August 1967) is a British retired politician who served in various cabinet positions under David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak.

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Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough is a town in North Yorkshire, England.

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Mossbourne Community Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located near Hackney Downs off the A104 road, in the Lower Clapton area of the London Borough of Hackney in England.

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Multi-academy trust

Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) or academy chain is an academy trust that operates more than one academy school. Academy (English school) and Multi-academy trust are academies in England, education policy in the United Kingdom, public education in the United Kingdom, public finance of England, school types, secondary schools in England, state schools in the United Kingdom and united Kingdom educational programs.

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National Audit Office (United Kingdom)

The National Audit Office (NAO) is an independent Parliamentary body in the United Kingdom which is responsible for auditing central government departments, government agencies and non-departmental public bodies.

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National Curriculum for England

The National Curriculum for England is the statutory standard of school subjects, lesson content, and attainment levels for primary and secondary schools in England.

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Neil Kinnock

Neil Gordon Kinnock, Baron Kinnock, (born 28 March 1942) is a Welsh politician who was Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party from 1983 to 1992.

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New Labour

New Labour is the political philosophy that dominated the history of the British Labour Party from the mid- to late 1990s until 2010 under the leadership of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

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New Schools Network

The New Schools Network (NSN) is a United Kingdom-registered charity and former think tank which formerly supported groups setting up free schools within the English state education sector.

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Nonprofit organization

A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, or simply a nonprofit (using the adjective as a noun), is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, as opposed to an entity that operates as a business aiming to generate a profit for its owners.

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Oasis Charitable Trust

Oasis Charitable Trust, commonly known as Oasis, is a UK-based Christian registered charity.

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Ofsted

The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) is a non-ministerial department of His Majesty's government, reporting to Parliament.

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Ormiston Trust

Ormiston Trust is a charitable trust based in London, England.

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Outsourcing

Outsourcing is a business practice in which companies use external providers to carry out business processes that would otherwise be handled internally, or in-house.

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Permanent secretary

A permanent secretary is the most senior civil servant of a department or ministry charged with running the department or ministry's day-to-day activities.

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Peter Vardy (businessman)

Sir Peter Vardy DL (born 4 March 1947) is an English businessman.

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Phil Willis

George Philip Willis, Baron Willis of Knaresborough (born 30 November 1941, Burnley) is a politician in the United Kingdom.

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Public Accounts Committee (United Kingdom)

The Committee of Public Accounts is a select committee of the British House of Commons.

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PwC

PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited is a multinational professional services brand of firms, operating as partnerships under the PwC brand.

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Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins (born 26 March 1941) is a British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, and author.

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School governor

In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, school governors are the overseers of a school.

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School Standards and Framework Act 1998

The School Standards and Framework Act 1998 was the major education legislation passed by the incoming Labour government led by Tony Blair.

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Secretary of State for Education

The office of Secretary of State for Education, also referred to as Education Secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for the work of the Department for Education.

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Special measures

Special measures is a status applied by regulators of public services in Britain to providers who fall short of acceptable standards.

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Specialist school

Specialist schools, also known as specialised schools or specialized schools, are schools which specialise in a certain area or field of curriculum. Academy (English school) and specialist school are school types.

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Specialist schools in the United Kingdom

Specialist schools in the United Kingdom (sometimes branded as specialist colleges in England and Northern Ireland) are schools with an emphasis or focus in a specific specialised subject area, which is called a specialism, or alternatively in the case of some special schools in England, in a specific area of special educational need. Academy (English school) and specialist schools in the United Kingdom are education policy in the United Kingdom and public education in the United Kingdom.

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Specialist schools programme

The specialist schools programme (SSP), first launched as the Technology Colleges programme and also known as the specialist schools initiative, specialist schools policy and specialist schools scheme, was a government programme in the United Kingdom which encouraged state schools in England and Northern Ireland to raise private sponsorship in order to become specialist schools – schools that specialise in certain areas of the curriculum – to boost achievement, cooperation and diversity in the school system. Academy (English school) and specialist schools programme are education policy in the United Kingdom, school types, state schools in the United Kingdom and united Kingdom educational programs.

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SSAT (The Schools Network)

SSAT (The Schools Network) Limited (branded as SSAT, the Schools, Students and Teachers network) is a UK-based, independent educational membership organisation working with primary, secondary, special and free schools, academies and UTCs.

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Star Academies

Star Academies (formerly Tauheedul Education Trust) is a multi-academy trust (MAT) that operates 28 free schools and academies.

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State school

A state school, public school, or government school is a primary or secondary school that educates all students without charge.

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State-funded schools (England)

English state-funded schools, commonly known as state schools, provide education to pupils between the ages of 3 and 18 without charge. Academy (English school) and state-funded schools (England) are public education in the United Kingdom, secondary schools in England and state schools in the United Kingdom.

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Studio school

A studio school is a type of specialist secondary school in England that is designed to give students practical skills in workplace environments as well as traditional academic and vocational courses of study. Academy (English school) and studio school are school types and state schools in the United Kingdom.

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Sutton Trust

The Sutton Trust is an educational charity in the United Kingdom which aims to improve social mobility and address educational disadvantage.

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Technology College

In the United Kingdom, a Technology College is a specialist school that specialises in design and technology, mathematics and science.

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The Co-operative Group

The Co-operative Group Limited, trading as Co-op and formerly known as the Co-operative Wholesale Society, is a British consumer co-operative with a group of retail businesses, including grocery retail and wholesale, legal services, funerals and insurance, and social enterprise.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Independent

The Independent is a British online newspaper.

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The Observer

The Observer is a British newspaper published on Sundays.

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Tony Blair

Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007.

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Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 known colloquially as TUPE and pronounced, are the United Kingdom's implementation of the European Union Transfer of Undertakings Directive.

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United Learning

United Learning is a group of state-funded schools and fee-paying private schools operating in England.

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University of Nottingham

The University of Nottingham is a public research university in Nottingham, England.

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University technical college

A university technical college (UTC) is a type of secondary school in England that is sponsored by a university and has close ties to local business and industry. Academy (English school) and university technical college are school types and state schools in the United Kingdom.

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50% Rule

The 50% Rule in English faith school admissions introduced in 2010, stipulating that where newly established academies with a religious character are oversubscribed, at least 50% of their places would be open places, i.e. allocated without reference to faith. Academy (English school) and 50% Rule are education policy in the United Kingdom.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_(English_school)

Also known as Academies (England), Academies Programme, Academies in England, Academies of England, Academy (England), Academy (school), Academy Converter, Academy School, Academy Trust, Academy chain, Academy chains, Academy schools, Academy schools (England), Academy schools in England, Academy status (England), City academies, Converter academy, English academies, English academy, Independent State School, Local governing body, School academies (England), Sponsored academy.

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See also

Academies in England

Education policy in the United Kingdom

Public education in the United Kingdom

Public finance of England

Secondary schools in England

State schools in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom educational programs

References