for special free schools as a supplement to a strong LA’s existing resources. If proposal is received that both the local authority and the Secretary of State wish to take forward, the DfE will provide capital funding and start-up grants subject to value for money assessments. Information for proposer groups Proposed timeline Estimated Timeline Event Date Marketing re launch event Early September 2017 Free school competition launch 27 September 2017 Publication of specification and invitation to sponsor the new special free school Public meeting with potential sponsors Mid October 2017 Closing date for any potential sponsors to submit their Mid November 2017 application to run the free school Croydon to evaluate submitted applications End November 2017 Determine preferred sponsor/s Croydon interview shortlisted sponsor/s Early December 2017
for special free schools as a supplement to LA’s existing resources. If a strong proposal is received that both the local authority and the Secretary of State wish to take forward, the DfE will provide capital funding and start-up grants subject to value for money assessments. Information for proposer groups Proposed timeline Estimated Timeline Event Date Marketing re launch event Early September 2017 Free school competition launch Publication of specification and invitation to sponsor the new special free school 27 September 2017 Public meeting with potential sponsors Mid October 2017 Closing date for any potential sponsors to submit their application to run the free school Mid November 2017 Croydon to evaluate submitted applications Determine preferred sponsor/s End November 2017 Croydon interview shortlisted sponsor/s Early December 2017
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