• Thursday, April 25, 2024

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Parents seek solution as London faith school extends closure deadline

CONTROVERSY: The Swaminarayan School announced it would be closing permanently last month

By: Lauren Codling

by LAUREN CODLING A FAITH school in north London has announced that it will extend its closure deadline, as parents voiced concerns about the impact on students after the shutdown. The BAPS Swaminarayan School in Brent first announced its decision to close late last month. Initially set up in 1992, the independent faith school currently holds an estimated 400 pupils within its prep and senior schools. The Akshar Educational Trust (AET), which runs the school, said difficulties in recruitment and retention of teachers, declining pupil numbers and increasing regulatory requirements posed “significant challenges”. Initially, AET planned to close the school…

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