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...to set up a new free school – liberated from the government control they rail against. I’ll even help them with the application, promises Mark Lehain

Other areas of the public sector have suffered much worse cuts – we must be prepared to show a little restraint on pay to balance schools’ books, writes the head of one free school

There’s nothing wrong with teaching sex ed, but before we throw ourselves into it, we should ask whether it will prove to be a distraction from the core academic function of schools, writes one headteacher

Parents aren’t engaged in this debate about school structures – they don’t mind what kind of school their child attends, as long as it has high standards, argues one free-school principal