London's first free school

10-hour days and 4-week summer break at London's first free school

Children at London's first free school face 10-hour days and will get only four weeks' summer holiday.

The Aldborough E-ACT primary school in Redbridge opens in a former community centre on Thursday with a major shake-up of the traditional school day. One of 24 free schools opening across Britain this autumn, it is the first in London.

"Pupils get incredibly bored over the summer holidays and parents struggle with child care costs. We are trying to break it up a little.
Teachers at the new free school will all be provided with tablet computers similar to iPads to track the progress of children every day. (Llegir article  complet)

Triplets who were turned away from three local primary schools are among the first to start at a new London free school set up because of a lack of places in Redbridge. (Llegir més)