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Types of school and how they're run - community schools, academies, free schools, faith schools, state boarding schools.
All children in England between the ages of 5 and 16 are entitled to a…
Faith schools have to follow the national curriculum, but they can choose…
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City technology colleges and ‘ the city college for the technology of the…
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Local colleges set to receive £570 million to expand training facilities and places to train the next generation of skilled workers
The £15 million SCIF provided grants to colleges that needed to improve the quality of their provision of education and training.
Apply to become a Wave 2 Technical Excellence College in Defence, Clean Energy, Digital and Technologies or Advanced Manufacturing.
Check school performance tables (‘league tables’), Ofsted reports and financial information.
Information that academies – including any educational setting with academy arrangements – and further education (FE) colleges must or should publish on their website.
Schools to be inclusive by design, with dedicated ‘inclusion bases’ and new guidance on adaptations to improve inclusivity and accessibility.
How the government helps colleges improve financial resilience, quality and performance.
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