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<p>Delivering good quality school places is a top priority. The Government has committed
£7 billion between 2015 and 2021 to deliver new school places, which is on top of
investment in the free schools programme. The Government is on track to create 1 million
places this decade (2010 to 2020), the largest increase in school capacity in at least
two generations.</p><p> </p><p>Yorkshire and the Humber has been allocated £855 million
to create new places between 2011 and 2021. There are now 61,527 more school places
in Yorkshire and the Humber than in 2010. As at December 2018, there are over 170,000
more pupils in good or outstanding schools in Yorkshire and the Humber than in 2010.</p><p>
</p><p>As at 24 April, there are 30 open free schools and six University Technical
Colleges (UTCs) in Yorkshire and the Humber and a further 13 free schools and one
UTC have been approved. In addition, the Department will run competitions to find
strong providers to open and run five additional special schools in Yorkshire and
the Humber. This includes five additional special schools in Yorkshire and the Humber.</p><p>
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