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<p>We are committed to a free schools programme which aims to deliver high standards,
choice and innovation.</p><p>I am delighted to confirm that my right hon. Friend,
the Secretary of State for Education agreed in principle, on 27 March 2019, to enter
into a funding agreement with the River Learning Trust (RLT) for the Swan School to
open, in Oxford, in September 2019. My officials are working closely with the RLT
and its legal advisers to finalise the funding agreement, which we expect to agree
shortly.</p><p>To minimise uncertainty for parents of the Swan School’s prospective
pupils for September, my officials informed the chief executive of the trust of the
Secretary of State’s decision on 28 March, and we agreed with the headteacher of the
Swan School that these parents could be informed.</p>
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