voluntary schools

  • 1Schools — • History and development of education as related to the church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Schools     Schools     † …

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  • 2voluntary school — noun : a usually denominational English school maintained by a voluntary body and administered by a board of directors see aided school, controlled school * * * voluntary school noun A school supported by voluntary subscriptions, in many cases… …

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  • 3voluntary school — n a type of British school run by a religious group or other independent organization. Voluntary schools receive money from the Local Education Authority in the same way as other state schools, but may provide the school buildings. Most voluntary …

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  • 4voluntary work — is work that you do not get paid for and usually involves doing things to help other people, especially the elderly or the sick, or working on behalf of a charity or similar organization. Most charitable organizations rely on unpaid volunteers,… …

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  • 5Voluntary Sports Societies of the Soviet Union — Voluntary Sports Societies (VSS) of the USSR ( ru. Добровольные спортивные общества (ДСО) СССР) were the main structural parts of the universal sports and physical education system, that existed in the USSR between 1935 and 1991, together with… …

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  • 6voluntary-controlled schools — England, Wales Schools maintained by the local education authority and that have close links with the church authorities. The local education authority is responsible for school admissions and decides how pupils are to be admitted. Practical Law… …

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  • 7voluntary-aided schools — England, Wales Maintained by the local education authority but are strongly supported by the Church authorities (usually Church of England or Roman Catholic). The school s governing body decides the admissions criteria and offers places to pupils …

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  • 8Voluntary Service Overseas — (VSO) is an international development charity that works through experienced volunteers living and working as equals alongside local partners. It is the largest independent (non governmental) volunteer sending organization in the world. VSO has… …

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  • 9Voluntary Service Aberdeen — is a social care charity registered in Scotland [cite web url = http://www.oscr.org.uk/CharityIndexDetails.aspx?id=SC012950 title = Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) accessdate = 2007 09 08 date = 2007 language = English] . In 2006… …

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  • 10Schools in Crawley, West Sussex — Education in Crawley, West Sussex is co ordinated by West Sussex County Council. Since 2004, provision for compulsory education has been made wholly through primary and secondary schools, following the closure of the town s Middle schools earlier …

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