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Julius, Jenna; Hillary, Jude; Veruete-McKay, Leticia – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2021
To mark the ten year anniversary since the introduction of the free schools programme, New Schools Network (NSN) commissioned the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) to conduct an independent data-led investigation into what impact free schools have had since their introduction in 2010. The research examines the impact that free…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Free Schools, Nontraditional Education, Program Evaluation
Garry, Jen; Rush, Chloe; Hillary, Jude; Cullinane, Carl; Montacute, Rebecca – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2018
Free schools are all-ability schools, funded by the government, and can be set up by groups such as charities, universities, teachers or parents. Free schools came into being as part of the Academies Act 2010 and the Education Act 2011 and have the same legal status as academies. The first free schools opened in September 2011 and by the end of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Free Schools, Institutional Characteristics, Elementary Schools