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What is a Free School?

A Free School is a state-funded independent school which sits outside local authority control.

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Swimming school requirments

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Children swimming in Lambeth Credit: Fiona Hanson/PA Wire

London's children are still increasingly at risk as a new report finds close to half of them cannot swim.

The Amateur Swimming Association also found that only 2% of schools deliver the Governments recommended delivery time for school swimming, which is 22 hrs.

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More free schools on the horizon

Education Secretary Michael Gove has approved 46 free schools for London. The proposals included a music school for 16 to 19-year-olds in Tower Hamlets, a National Autistic Society school in Lambeth and a Family School for children with complex psychological, family and mental health problems.

The groups will secure their sites and prepare to open from September next year.

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