Education partner brought in to deal with complex free school bid

From Get Reading: Founders of the parent-led South of Wokingham (SOW) Free School Group say the project for a new secondary school... has entered a decisive phase after joining an education partner (the-learning-crowd) to help prepare their bid.'

The motive for this appears to be the complexity of the bid which has been linked to a planning application for 3,500 properties and also appears to involve two different time lines - taking a conventional free school bid route that would take less time than the process proposed by the local authority.

From comment below story: 'The SOW team is now working both with the council on the 2016 project, and the education provider to explore the best options and ensure that something DOES happen.'

Mentions:
Gareth Long, director of the-learning-crowd
Group co-founder Gill Purchase