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Goresbrook School
Goresbrook School is a mixed all-through free school in Dagenham Dagenham () is a town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Dagenham is centred east of Charing Cross. It was historically a rural parish in the Becontree Hundred of Essex, stretching from Hainault Forest ... in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The school is run by the United Learning organisation. The school opened in September 2014 on the site of the Goresbrook Leisure Centre. At full capacity the school will accommodate 1,355 children aged 3–18.Barking and Dagenham Post, http://www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk/news/education/super_school_planned_for_barking_and_dagenham_1_3031384 Description The principal of the secondary phase was appointed in April 2018. The principal of the primary phase has been in post since April 2017. Goresbrook School is a member of the United Learning Trust, a multi-academy trust governed by a trust board. The trust has establi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free School (England)
A free school in England is a type of academy established since 2010 under the Government's free school policy initiative. From May 2015, usage of the term was formally extended to include new academies set up via a local authority competition. Like other academies, free schools are non-profit-making, state-funded schools which are free to attend but which are mostly independent of the local authority. Description Like all academies, free schools are governed by non-profit charitable trusts that sign funding agreements with the Education Secretary. There are different model funding agreements for single academy trusts and multi academy trusts. It is possible for a local authority to sponsor a free school in partnership with other organisations, provided they have no more than a 19.9 per cent representation on the board of trustees. Studio schools and university technical colleges are both sub-types of free school. Policy creation and implementation Free schools were introd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |