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• Tobacco firm to help fund private schools 

Jump to full article: The Times Educational Supplement (TES), 2004-08-20
Author: Michael Shaw 20/08/2004

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The largest provider of private education in England has struck a deal with a cigarette importer to build new schools.

Global Education Management Systems (Gems) and the Alokozay Group, both based in Dubai, plan to create the network of fee-paying schools in Afghanistan. The investment has been welcomed by children's charities but questioned by anti-smoking campaigners.

Gems operates 13 independent schools in England and its directors include Mike Tomlinson, chair of the Government's working group on 14-19 education.

The Alokozay Group describes itself as a "leader in the cigarette industry" and is the sole distributor for cigarettes made by the Korea Tobacco and Ginseng Corp in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

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