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PAG Explains: Childcare Sufficiency AssessmentsPAG have undertaken full Childcare Sufficiency Assessments (CSAs) for over 30 Local Authorities in England and Wales. We have experience stretching back to the days of childcare audits in the early days of Sure Start and the Childcare Act 2006. As market leaders in the delivery of full CSAs, PAG’s expertise in assessing childcare markets and …
PAG Explains: Free School InterviewsA vital part of the free school application process is the interview. Whether you’re applying via the central free school waves or via local authority competition, if your free school bid is successful in the first round (find out more about writing a successful free school bid here) you will be invited to an interview. The …
PAG Explains: Opening a Free School Free schools were a central tenet of Conservative education policy going into the 2010 election. The Programme was launched shortly after the coalition government came into power and by 2013, 174 free schools had opened across the country. Today this number stands at over 600 open free schools.At the time, PAG’s managing director, Tom …
Profiles: Yashna SmartMeet Yashna…Yashna Smart joined PAG back in August 2019, having previously worked for three years as a primary school teacher, teaching years 4 and 5. After originally joining PAG as an intern, Yashna has risen through the ranks, and is now the Senior Consultant for our dedicated free schools support service, Create: Schools. She has a BA in …
PAG Explains: Local Authority CompetitionsIf you are looking to open a free school, there are two main ways of doing so. One is through the central free school waves, which are currently open (find out more here). The second way is through a local authority competition.A local authority competition, or the free school presumption process as it is also known, …
PAG Explains: Free School Bid WritingWith the Department for Education’s announcement back in June of three new free school waves, many trusts and local authorities are now faced with the daunting, and potentially unfamiliar task of writing a free school bid. Here at PAG, we have a team of expert consultants with a wealth of bid writing experience across a …