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Free school (England), the Glossary

A free school in England is a type of academy established since 2010 under the Government's free school policy initiative.^[1]

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Academies Act 2010

The Academies Act 2010 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Free school (England) and Academies Act 2010 are education in England.

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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. Free school (England) and academy (English school) 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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BBC News Online

BBC News Online is the website of BBC News, the division of the BBC responsible for newsgathering and production.

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Big Society

The Big Society was a sociopolitical concept of the first 15 years of the 21st century, developed by the populist Steve Hilton, that sought to integrate free market economics with a conservative paternalist conception of the social contract that was influenced by the 1990s civic conservatism of David Willetts.

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Bournemouth Airport

Bournemouth Airport (previously known as Hurn Airport and Bournemouth International Airport) is an international airport located north-northeast of Bournemouth, in southern England.

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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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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. Free school (England) and charter school are school types.

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Community school (England and Wales)

A community school in England and Wales is a type of state-funded school in which the local education authority employs the school's staff, is responsible for the school's admissions and owns the school's estate. Free school (England) and community school (England and Wales) are education in England, public education in the United Kingdom, school types and state schools in the United Kingdom.

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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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Councillor

A councillor, alternatively councilman, councilwoman, councilperson, or council member, is someone who sits on, votes in, or is a member of, a council.

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Department for Education

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

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Designated Special Character schools

Designated Special Character schools were created under the New Zealand Education Act of 1989 which allows the Minister of Education to establish two types of special character schools under Sections 155 and 156 of the act.

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Education Act 2011

The Education Act 2011 (c. 21) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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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. Free school (England) and faith school are education policy in the United Kingdom and school types.

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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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Humanists UK

Humanists UK, known from 1967 until May 2017 as the British Humanist Association (BHA), is a charitable organisation which promotes secular humanism and aims to represent "people who seek to live good lives without religious or superstitious beliefs" in the United Kingdom by campaigning on issues relating to humanism, secularism, and human rights.

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John Nash, Baron Nash

John Alfred Stoddard Nash, Baron Nash (born 22 March 1949)Debrett's is a Venture Capitalist, also formerly a Conservative Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a social democratic political party in the United Kingdom that sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum.

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List of free schools in England which are formally designated as faith schools

This is a list of open free schools in England which are formally designated as faith schools. Free school (England) and list of free schools in England which are formally designated as faith schools are free schools in England.

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Free schools listed on this page all have formal local authority representation on the board of trustees. Free school (England) and list of free schools in England with a local authority sponsor are free schools in England.

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Lists of schools in England

The schools in England are organised into local education authorities.

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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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Maths school

A maths school is a type of specialist free school sixth form college in England which specialises in the study of mathematics. Free school (England) and maths school are education in England, 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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Middle class

The middle class refers to a class of people in the middle of a social hierarchy, often defined by occupation, income, education, or social status.

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National Education Union

The National Education Union (NEU) is a trade union in the United Kingdom for school teachers, further education lecturers, education support staff and teaching assistants.

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National Union of Teachers

The National Union of Teachers (NUT) was a trade union for school teachers in England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. Free school (England) and National Union of Teachers are education in England.

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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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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. Free school (England) and Ofsted are education in England.

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Policy Exchange

Policy Exchange is a British conservative think tank based in London.

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Qualified teacher status

Qualified teacher status (QTS) or Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills status (QTLS) is required in England and Wales to work as a teacher of children in state schools under local authority control, and in special education schools.

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Second Cameron ministry

David Cameron formed the second Cameron ministry, the first Conservative majority government since 1996, following the 2015 general election.

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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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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. Free school (England) and state-funded schools (England) are education in England, public education in the United Kingdom 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. Free school (England) and studio school are education in England, school types and state schools in the United Kingdom.

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph, known online and elsewhere as The Telegraph, is a British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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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. Free school (England) and university technical college are school types and state schools in the United Kingdom.

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Voluntary aided school

A voluntary aided school (VA school) is a state-funded school in England and Wales in which a foundation or trust (usually a religious organisation) contributes to building costs and has a substantial influence in the running of the school. Free school (England) and voluntary aided school are education in England, public education in the United Kingdom, school types and state schools in the United Kingdom.

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2010 United Kingdom general election

The 2010 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 6 May 2010, to elect Members of Parliament (or MPs) to the House of Commons.

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2015 United Kingdom general election

The 2015 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 7 May 2015 to elect 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons.

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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. Free school (England) and 50% Rule are education in England and education policy in the United Kingdom.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_school_(England)

Also known as Free schools in England, Free schools programme.

Free school (England), the Glossary

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See also

Education policy in the United Kingdom

Public education in the United Kingdom

State schools in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom educational programs

References