Key questions | Further questions | |
WASTING TAX PAYERS’ MONEY. Are there spare places in other schools? | If so, why are they not being considered? If standards are low in the school, could parents assist with raising standards there? | |
CORRUPTION ISSUES. Who is going to benefit financially from the free school? | Are parents/relatives/friends of the free school set to profit from the establishment of the school? | |
FAIRNESS. Will the admissions procedures being genuinely non-selective and will pupils been drawn from whole of the local community | Will the school put off students from disadvantaged backgrounds by using alienating language? Will SEN, EAL, and pupils from minority groups be proportionately represented? | |
STANDARDS. Will the school provide a broad and balanced education that every child is entitled to? | Will there be rigorous training for teachers? Will the lessons be appropriate for the whole ability range? | |
ACCOUNTABILITY. Will the records of the school be available for the community to see? | Exam results, exclusions, SEN pupils, drop out rates be readily available? Will parents/community members be able to have a say in the running of the school? |
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