Free schools are run by groups including faith organisations, parents' groups or charities. They are independent of local authority control and funded by central government.
Ground has been broken on the £8.5 million development of a specialist engineering and digital technology facility for South Yorkshire, scheduled for completion in September 2013.
The future of Riverside Special School in Goole is in question, as East Riding Council continues consultations on closing the site and moving pupils to a new location over 20 miles away in Hessle. Parents,