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A Free School in England is a type of Academy, a non-profit-making, independent, State-funded school which is free to attend but which is not controlled by a Local Authority. They are subject to the same School Admissions Code as all other State-funded schools.〔(Increasing the number of academies and free schools to create a better and more diverse school system ), Detail.〕 Like other types of academy, Free Schools are governed by non-profit charitable trusts that sign funding agreements with the Secretary of State.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Charity_requirements_guidance/Specialist_guidance/Education/introduction_for_school_governors.aspx )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/leadership/typesofschools/freeschools/b00222077/pre-opening/funding-agreement )〕 There are different model funding agreements for Single Academy Trusts and Multi Academy Trusts.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://education.gov.uk/a0074737/funding-agreement )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://newschoolsnetwork.org/sites/default/files/Governance%20Models%20%26%20Challenges%20for%20FS%20Chains.pdf )〕 Free Schools are expected to offer a broad and balanced curriculum, are subject to the same Ofsted inspections as all other maintained schools and are expected to comply with standard performance measures.〔 To set up a Free School, founding groups submit applications to the Department for Education.〔 Groups include those run by parents, education charities and religious groups. Start-up grants are provided to establish the schools and ongoing funding is on an equivalent basis with other locally controlled state maintained schools.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.education.gov.uk/a0075658/free-schools-faqs-funding )〕 From May 2015, usage of the term Free School was also extended to new academies set up via a Local Authority competition.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/451377/Academy_and_free_school_presumption_departmental_advice_2.pdf )〕 Studio Schools and University Technical Colleges are both sub-types of Free Schools. Between 2010 and 2015 more than 400 free schools were approved for opening in England by the Coalition Government, representing more than 230,000 school places across the country.〔 == Policy creation and implementation == Free Schools were introduced by the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition following the 2010 general election as part of the Big Society initiative to make it possible for parents, teachers, charities and businesses to set up their own schools.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.gov.uk/set-up-free-school )〕 Free Schools are an extension of the existing Academies Programme.〔(Q&A: Academies and free schools ), BBC News, 22 July 2010〕 The Academies Act 2010, which allowed all existing state schools to become academies, also authorised the creation of Free Schools. The first 24 Free Schools opened in autumn 2011.〔(Increasing the number of academies and free schools to create a better and more diverse school system ) Policy.〕 The Education Act 2011 gave rise to the Academy/Free School Presumption; Government advice which clarified that any Local Authority in need of a new school must in most circumstances seek proposals for an Academy or Free School,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/advice/f00209212/establishing-new-school )〕 with a traditional community school only being allowed if no suitable Free School or academy is proposed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/21/schedule/11/enacted )〕 In July 2015 the advice was renamed the Free School Presumption reflecting the fact that the newly elected Conservative Government regarded ''all'' new academies established after May 2015 as Free Schools. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Free school (England)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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