"It is fantastic to see the Secretary of State reaffirm the importance of innovation in the free school policy, as well as to commit to more special and alternative provision free schools, as recommended in our recent report Free schools: the next 10 years.
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Fri 6 September 2019
Thu 5 September 2019
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Thu 5 September 2019
Responding to a new survey of multi-academy trusts by The Key, Director of New Schools Network, Unity Howard, said:
NSN News
NSN News
Mon 2 September 2019
"It is vital that Government policy focusses on areas of the country that have been left behind and schools that have been struggling for decades. To deliver the high expectations parents want from our schools, equal scrutiny for Ofsted inspections is essential, particularly under the new framework.
NSN News
NSN News
Tue 27 August 2019
"It is deeply concerning that 20% of families failed to gain a place at their first preference school as demonstrated in this report. It is an injustice that in many parts of the country, parents have no option other than to send their children to schools that are not good enough. Children only have one chance at an education and they must be able to have the best possible.
Thu 22 August 2019
Michaela Community School celebrates its first GCSE results today. The school opened in Wembley in 2014 and was rated Outstanding in 2017 and has an about average number of disadvantaged pupils. Michaela's first cohort has a lot to be proud of:
Thu 15 August 2019
Last year, King's Maths School was ranked number two in The Times league table – the only state school in the top 10 – with an incredible 88% of students achieving AAB with 2 facilitating subjects and an average point score of 53.35.
This year, another cohort of students has achieved exceptional results:
100% of grades in A Level Mathematics are A or A* grades, with 90% A* grades
Free Schools in the media
Free Schools in the media
Tue 13 August 2019
The report offers an in-depth exploration of the history and options for the future of the free school policy, recommending a number of innovative steps to reenergise the policy, including changes to the application criteria, ways to lower the cost of new free schools and an expanded role for New Schools Network.
Unity Howard, Director of NSN, said:
