Following the initial approval of a free school in Ongar a fortnight ago, Educating Brentwood has been contacted by several parents seeking clarification on whether this affects the choices they are currently making for children who are due to start Year 7 next year should it open by then. To remind you, Essex County Council […] Continue reading
If you live in Brentwood, Ongar or Harlow you will have been forgiven for missing the front page story in last week’s Observer. Due to distribution issues, the paper was unavailable to purchase here last Sunday which may have come as a relief to prominent free school supporter and local MP, Eric Pickles. It was […] Continue reading
So, following my blog from just over a week ago (“Business failure rates should not be the model for education” http://wp.me/p2dr6s-hW) , the Ofsted report for IES Breckland free school in Brandon, Suffolk has finally been released. It does not make happy reading for anyone who cares about the education of young people and the primary […] Continue reading
