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Half of new free schools will be created in London

Tweet Michael Gove has announced 102 new free schools which are going to open in the England in 2014.  The schools, which are state-funded independent schools, will join the existing 81 free schools which have already opened and aim to create 50,000 … Continue reading

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Useful education links for January 11th through February 16th

Tweet These are the education links we found interesting between January 11th and February 16th: University students pay £550,000 fines in a year – Oxford and Cambridge rank seventh and fifth respectively in the fines table. Fines for missing a … Continue reading

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Useful education links for November 4th through January 2nd

Tweet These are the education links we found interesting between November 4th and January 2nd: £3.2 MILLION library fines bill for forgetful Midland students – Birmingham Mail – Times Higher Education – Public-backed funding to private college students shoots up … Continue reading

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Why was the SOOBy Bus service withdrawn?

TweetAndy Watt and the team at Birmingham Budget Cuts have been investigating the withdrawal of a bus service for children with special needs. One parent says they were told the service was withdrawn for financial reasons, but the council says … Continue reading

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