{"id":98451,"date":"2023-08-22T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T11:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/minister-defends-governments-record-on-education-as-new-free-schools-announced\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T12:00:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T11:00:18","slug":"minister-defends-governments-record-on-education-as-new-free-schools-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/minister-defends-governments-record-on-education-as-new-free-schools-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister defends government&#8217;s record on education as new free schools announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/gNHCHJLUL9E\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Minister defends government's record on education as new free schools announced\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gNHCHJLUL9E\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Education secretary Gillian Keegan says school standards have &quot;soared&quot; under the Tories as she defended the announcement of 15 new free schools, designed to &quot;level up opportunity across the country&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>The government has confirmed a number of free schools &#8211; including the previously announced northern Brit School &#8211; will open in the next five years.<\/p>\n<p>These include three schools in the North and Midlands which will open in collaboration with Eton College.<\/p>\n<p>Read more political news here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-fresh-policy-to-tackle-small-boats-crossing-channel-as-first-arrivals-expected-on-bibby-stockholm-today-after-delays-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#education #schools #sky news<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Education secretary Gillian Keegan says school standards have &quot;soared&quot; under the Tories as she defended the announcement of 15 new free schools, designed to &quot;level up opportunity across the country&quot;. 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