free school

American  

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.

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Example Sentences

It said 10.7% of degree apprentices in 2022-23 "were identified as disadvantaged" due to their free school meal eligibility.

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It explained how the child shared her free school lunch with her friend because he had no food, and begged Sunak to "make free meals available to all".

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The government's child poverty strategy comes after it reversed the two-child benefit cap, expanded free school meals to all children from families receiving Universal Credit, and introduced free breakfast clubs.

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"The removal of the two-child limit will lift 450,000 children out of poverty, rising to around 550,000 alongside other measures announced this year, such as the expansion of free school meals," the government's Budget document proudly declares.

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Earlier this year, the government announced that all children whose parents receive Universal Credit would be entitled to free school meals from September 2026.

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