Wakefield academy wants sixth form free school, educationalist not industrialist

Wakefield Express: http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/local-news/city-s-first-free-school-will-be-different-to-all-the-others-1-6335146


"The Wakefield City Academies Trust (WCAT) will submit an application to the department for education in the New Year for a new school for 16 to 19-year-olds.

"The WCAT already runs Wakefield City Academy....

"The Eastmoor school has always wanted a sixth form, but cannot extend its age range because of Department for Education rules. The free school is a way around that – and although Mr Alan Yellup admits he has always been a critic of this type of school, he claimed this one will be different. He added: “Many have been set up by industrialists and business people, not educationists. Ours will be set up by successful educationists and staffed by fully-qualified teachers.”