free school

noun

1. a privately run school organized as an alternative to the traditional public or private school, usually following a highly flexible approach to the curriculum and teaching methods.

Example Sentences

Speaking to the BBC on Thursday, Phillipson sought to make a virtue of her position within government, pointing to her role as co-chair of the government's child poverty taskforce and her role in extending free school meals.

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Level Trust, a Luton-based charity that provides free school supplies to families, said demand for its services had risen by up to 20% compared with last year.

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Ms Barford-Dowling said the Level Trust provided her children with free school shoes and trainers for PE.

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This analysis covers benefits across England, Scotland and Wales such as universal credit and pension credit, local authority help including free school meals and council tax support, as well as social tariffs from water, energy and broadband providers.

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Some local authorities are reaching 95% of students eligible for free school meals because of better use of data.

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