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Free schools funding

7 February 2011

Commenting on the undisclosed figures for the funding of Free Schools, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers' union, said;

“The Government needs to make clear how much capital funding has been approved for Free Schools and where it is coming from. This is taxpayers' money, not some private fund for Government to dispense in a secret fashion. If one school is to cost the Exchequer £15 million how much will the taxpayer end up paying out for the Government's unwanted Free School project.

“Everywhere else we hear of draconian cuts to public services yet there appears to be an unlimited amount of money available to bankroll this costly and unnecessary programme.
“This is about state schooling not state secrets, and we have a right to know how much money Free Schools will take from the overall education budget. This is money that should be going towards the education of the majority of children not just a few. Free Schools are one of the Government's flagship education programmes. It is totally unacceptable for there to be no clear public information available on its cost”.



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