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Tory Free Schools have wasted ££ millions

"One of the government’s vaunted free schools, estimated to have cost £35m, is set to close, having failed to attract enough pupils."Just think what all of that money could have done if it had been spent on existing State Schools instead of on an entirely pointless Tory vanity project.
Original post by McGinger
"One of the government’s vaunted free schools, estimated to have cost £35m, is set to close, having failed to attract enough pupils."Just think what all of that money could have done if it had been spent on existing State Schools instead of on an entirely pointless Tory vanity project.


Is there an article on this?

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Original post by McGinger
"One of the government’s vaunted free schools, estimated to have cost £35m, is set to close, having failed to attract enough pupils."Just think what all of that money could have done if it had been spent on existing State Schools instead of on an entirely pointless Tory vanity project.

One in Buckinghamshire had to close its sixth form and it's now the only 11 to 16 school in the county. They''ve expanded the other years to try to fill it.

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Original post by Talkative Toad
Is there an article on this?

Flagship free school that cost £35m closes due to lack of pupils | Free schools | The Guardian

And it isnt just this one school - and there has been deception about revealing the failure of yet another daft Tory gimmick :
"Latest figures from the Department for Education show five free schools cost more than £30m each, while the National Audit Office found 24 free school sites had cost over £10m each.
Experts say there may be more shocks to come, because the government has taken years to reveal the capital costs of some free schools and has failed to publish any data on *capital costs for more than four years."
Original post by McGinger
Flagship free school that cost £35m closes due to lack of pupils | Free schools | The Guardian

And it isnt just this one school - and there has been deception about revealing the failure of yet another daft Tory gimmick :
"Latest figures from the Department for Education show five free schools cost more than £30m each, while the National Audit Office found 24 free school sites had cost over £10m each.
Experts say there may be more shocks to come, because the government has taken years to reveal the capital costs of some free schools and has failed to publish any data on *capital costs for more than four years."

Thank you for the links

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