Tory plans for ‘free’ independent schools dealt series of blows [timesonline.co.uk]
- Published: 27 April 2010
Plans by the Conservatives for a new generation of “free” schools set up by parents and community groups suffered a series of blows yesterday as fresh doubts were raised about their funding.
A senior Tory local government leader appeared to break ranks and challenge the policy but within hours issued a statement through the party claiming it had his full support.
Headteachers also raised doubts about the impact on other state schools and challenged the Tories to give more details. Their demand was echoed by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, which singled out the Tory schools policy in a briefing note, saying the start-up costs, other funding and impact on teachers pay were not clear. In a sternly worded paper, it declared this “unfortunate”.
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