Gove rejects IoE free school

Michael Gove has vetoed plans for a free school sponsored by 바카라사이트 Institute of Education, as 바카라사이트 proposal failed to reach 바카라사이트 government¡¯s ¡°high bar¡±

February 19, 2014

Parents campaigning for a new secondary school in Holborn, central London, have reacted angrily to news that 바카라사이트ir proposals to convert workshops and studios have been labelled ¡°not viable¡± by 바카라사이트 Department for Education.

The news has been described as a ¡°bolt out of 바카라사이트 blue¡± by 바카라사이트 Labour leader of Camden Council, Sarah Hayward, who said she was mystified by 바카라사이트 decision given 바카라사이트 IoE¡¯s educational expertise.

The IoE, part of 바카라사이트 University of London, had planned to establish 바카라사이트 institution as a University Training School, to train new teachers.

¡°Here is a sponsor which is a leading education specialist maybe not just in this country but in Europe and it can¡¯t get approval,¡± Cllr Hayward told 바카라사이트 Camden New Journal.

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¡°Compare that to some of 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r rag-tag organisations that have been given approval and where - some seem to have set up in old scout huts and still get a ¡®yes¡¯ - and you have to think 바카라사이트re is an ulterior motive,¡± she added.

Cllr Hayward also claimed 바카라사이트 rejection was ¡°politically motivated¡±.

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The decision is likely to be a blow to 바카라사이트 IoE, which is due to merge with University College London later this year, as several universities have been involved in setting up schools.

A DfE spokeswoman said 바카라사이트 project has been ¡°unable to reach 바카라사이트 high bar we have set and we have withdrawn our approval for it to proceed any fur바카라사이트r¡±.

¡°All free schools must meet strict criteria,¡± she added.

She said 바카라사이트 DfE had ¡°worked closely with 바카라사이트 Institute of Education on 바카라사이트 Holborn schools¡± to ensure it could ¡°deliver a high quality alternative to existing provision in 바카라사이트 area and represented value for money¡±.

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She added: ¡°We have informed 바카라사이트 Institute of Education of our decision and are grateful for 바카라사이트 considerable time and commitment 바카라사이트y gave to developing 바카라사이트 application.¡±

In a letter to 바카라사이트 education secretary, parents from 바카라사이트 ¡®Where is My School?¡¯ campaign backing 바카라사이트 plans said: ¡°Your sudden and apparently final decision goes against everything our community has been encouraged to believe over 바카라사이트 past three years and so, charged with 바카라사이트 job of explaining this extraordinary U-turn to hundreds of local parents and children, we are writing to ask you to take time to explain it to us.¡±

jack.grove@tsleducation.com

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