direct grant schools
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdirect,grantandschool
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direct
adjective
uk/daɪˈrekt/us/daɪˈrekt/
going in a straight line towards somewhere or someone without stopping or ...
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grant
noun[C]
uk/ɡrɑːnt/us/ɡrænt/
an amount of money given especially by the government to a person or organization for a ...
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school
noun
uk/skuːl/us/skuːl/
a place where children go to ...
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(Definition ofdirect,grantandschoolfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I do not want to destroy thesedirectgrantschools.
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My impression is that no great problem will arise indirectgrantschools.
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And this means that they have to have some method of determining which of their children go to thedirectgrantschools.
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I know that some local authorities have decided not to take up any more places in thedirectgrantschools.
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The third myth is that thedirectgrantschool remains the guarantor of academic excellence.
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We intend to continue the capitation grants in respect of children presently indirectgrantschools until they complete their secondary education.
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It is the system ofdirectgrantschools to which we are opposed, because it would perpetuate selection.
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There are one or twodirectgrantschools which are considering becoming non-selective, but this is not a major movement.
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That was the great thing that thedirectgrantschools provided.
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I pay tribute to the religious orders and the teachers who work indirectgrantschools.
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In spite of that, thedirectgrantsystem is not satisfactory.
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This was where thedirectgrantschools came in by providing schools that would deal with children with advanced aptitudes.
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For these reasons, if no other, anything that weakens thedirectgrantschools or the independent schools is much to be avoided.
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