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There are over 2,000 specialist
There are over 2,000 specialist schools – schools which teach the entire
national curriculum and also have a centre of excellence.Their results
are improving faster than those of non-specialist schools.We want
every secondary school to become a specialist school and existing specialist
schools will be able to take on a second specialism. Over time all
specialist schools will become extended schools, with full programmes
of after-school activities.
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Having attended a Grant Maintained School, the status of specialist school seems merely to mean little more than extra money for infrastructure in the "specialist" departments. It very rarely feeds down to all pupils and the money would be better spent on general infrastructure and teaching for ALL pupils.
Posted by: Nicola Barker at April 20, 2005 07:55 PM