types of schools

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  • state schools
    funded by gov
  • faith schools 

    schools run by a particular religion rather than the state
  • specialist schools
    schools with a specific focus within the curriculum
  • vocational education
    training for a specific vocation in industry/trade
  • free schools

    public schools where parents don't have to pay
  • private schools

    schools that operate on money received through various forms of funding
  • comprehensive schools

    non selective ed system where all children attend the same type of secondary school
  • selective schools
    schools that can choose their pupils based on their ability
  • independent schools
    private schools
    not run/ paid for by the state
  • independent sector schools
    isn't dependent on gov for financing its operations
    funded by tuition and donations
  • grammar schools 

    secondary schools in which admission is granted on the basis of ability
  • state funded schools

    schools in england which provide ed to pupils aged 3-18
  • public schools
    schools that are paid for by taxes and managed by local gov for the benefit of the general public
  • home schooling
    teaching children at home as an alternative to enrolling them in a public/private school