'...Education Secretary Michael Gove is now making it easier for sponsors of Free Schools - a flagship idea of the Tory-led Coalition - to set them up.... Founders of Free Schools will be allowed three attempts to open schools - instead of the present one.'
The Mirror said the 'department revealed it had changed the application process “to allow parents and other groups three opportunities per year to submit proposals, compared to just one previously”.'
The piece lists four free schools receiving extra funding despite low pupil numbers:
Sandymoor free school - 40 pupils in January 2013, compared with a prediction of 80 - getting a £1m from the DfE to cover the extra cost of building up pupil numbers.
Rimon Jewish primary school,Barnet, 15 pupils in 2012 instead of 28. It is receiving £570,000 to build up numbers.
Saxmundham free school, Suffolk - 110 pupils last January instead of 216. Beccles free school, Suffolk that was undersubscribed. Together receiving £1.64m as they build up pupil numbers.
Anand Primary School, Wolverhampton, 20 pupils instead of 60 pupils. It received £220,000 from the Dfe for its first year and is in line for a £1.6m extension to meet rising demand for primary school places.
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