Why private schooling isn't worth the money - Parentdish UK - 0 views
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concerns about racist language heard in the playground and went up to the school to complain my daughter had been hit. This was down to the 'rough kids' in the school, other parents told me. I was upset and wondered if there was an alternative. But what difference would private school bring? Mixing solely with middle class peers whose parents all felt they could buy advantage? No thanks.
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I can whole-heartedly tell you that this would not have been the case had I not been given the opportunity to attend the school I went to. For many a parent who struggles to send their children to fee-paying schools, there is no realistic alternative as the vast majority do live in postcode lottery areas. You are lucky in the sense that you do not, but do not disrespect the hard working, working class parents who make every sacrifice they can to ensure their offspring have a better start in life to try and give them the opportunity to eventually have an overall better quality of life.
BBC News - Coalition row over school places funding - 0 views
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11 May 2014
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Lib Dem sources say 30,000 local authority places are being lost as money is diverted to new free schools. They said Mr Gove was "ideologically obsessed" about backing free schools.
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Tory education sources called the Lib Dems "pathetic", saying more school places were being created overall.
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Types of Schools in Britain - Education - People and Society - United Kingdom - Europe - 0 views
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Many of Britain’s leaders have attended these private schools, which cater to the wealthy and influential but also offer some scholarships to gifted poorer children. Local authorities and the central authority also provide assistance to some families who are unable to pay the fees
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Private schools that take pupils from the age of 7 to the age of 11, 12, or 13 are called preparatory schools. Private schools that take older pupils from the age of 11, 12, or 13 to 18 or 19 are often referred to as public schools. Only 7 percent of British students attend private school.
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The majority of the students attend schools wholly or partly supported with public funds. These include state schools owned and funded by LEAs; voluntary schools established and funded mostly by religious denominations; self-governing or grant-maintained (GM) schools that receive funds directly from the government rather than local authorities; and specialist schools that are connected to a private backer. Most pupils attend LEA schools. About 15 percent of secondary schools are GM schools.
Walford 2009 Private Schools in England - 0 views
The historical and cultural origin of the Efterskole - Find den rigtige efter... - 0 views
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Historically and culturally the Efterskole is related to the Danish free school movement, and the Efterskole is often regarded as a junior form of the Danish Folkehøjskole (Folk High School).
BBC News - Free school £21m private contract plan - 0 views
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But the plans have raised political sensitivities about the boundary between free schools funded by public money and the involvement of the private sector in state education.
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Free schools are funded from the public education budget - but the schools are run independently.
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Alicia Rickards-Ottevanger, one of the group of local families supporting the free school plan, said the Swedish firm had been chosen because it seemed closest to the trust's ambitions for the school, regardless of whether they were a profit-making business.
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Academy (English school) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views
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Academy schools are state funded schools in England which are directly funded by central government (specifically, the Department for Education) and independent of direct control by the Local Authority. They are roughly equivalent to the charter schools in the USA.[1]
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majority of academies are secondary schools, but some primary schools also have academy status.
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Academies are self-governing and all are constituted as non-profit charitable trusts
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Statistics: how many people have autism spectrum disorders? - | autism | Asperger syndr... - 0 views
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The latest prevalence studies of autism indicate that 1.1% of the population in the UK may have autism. This means that over 695,000 people in the UK may have autism, an estimate derived from the 1.1% prevalence rate applied to the 2011 UK census figures.
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Emerson and Baines (2010) in their meta-analysis of prevalence studies found a range of people with learning disabilities and autism from 15% to 84%, with a mean of 52.6%.
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Around a third of people with a learning disability may also have autism.
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Learn English for free with 221 video lessons by experienced native-speaker teachers. New classes are three times a week, covering grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, TOEFL, and more. Join over ten million ESL students worldwide who are improving their English every day with engVid.
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italki.com is where you can find people and resources to help you learn a foreign language. Members come from 200+ countries and use 100+ languages. italki is free to join!
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Join the italki community and get help from a global community of language learners and teachers.
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Make friends around the world so you can practice your written and spoken language skills.
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15 Web Tools to Enhance Language Learning | PickTheBrain - 0 views
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With the world becoming more culturally diverse everyday, it is becoming increasing important for everyone to learn a new language. Whether you are learning for your career, education, or just want to increase you knowledge of other languages, the Internet provides a wide variety of tools that can enhance your learning experience. Here is a list of 15 free language learning tools to explore today.
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