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The process you need to follow to apply to set up a new special free school.
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This list includes the local authority specifications for the latest…
Guidance for proposers looking to set up new mainstream free schools. This includes 16 to 19 free schools.
Introduction This guidance is for applicants seeking to open a new…
The processes proposer groups will need to follow and the resources they can use to open successfully.
Opening a free school is challenging, but also really rewarding. This…
Guidance for partnerships seeking to establish a new alternative provision (AP) free school.
Guidance on establishing new schools through the free school presumption route, and the qualities new school proposers must demonstrate.
Sets out the process to apply to open a new special free school.
Information for maths schools proposer groups with an approved business case. Includes legal requirements and tasks you must complete.
A guide giving an overview of the planning system for those considering opening a free school.
A DfE film including interviews and footage of innovative practice in the classroom.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Sets out the process to apply to set up a new primary free school in Kingston upon Thames.
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