Leicester, UK: A Sikh free school due to open in two days has had its funding withdrawn by the government, leaving parents upset at the last-minute decision. The 70 pupils will be sent to other schools while the matter is resolved. Falcons Primary School was due to open in Leicester but was told by the Department for Education on Friday its ...

Bradford, UK: Plans to open a new free school on the site of a former Bradford community centre have been put on hold.Khalsa Engineering Academy was due to open its doors to pupils this September but now it will be September next year. Sikh-faith based Khalsa Education Trust had already got the approval from the Department for Education to open the ...

London, UK: A SIKH free school due to open in September has received nearly two applications for every place. The Nishkam School West London is set to open in its temporary home in a former office block opposite the Rising Sun pub in London Road, Isleworth, subject to final government approval. It will accept just 100 pupils in its first ...