Setting up or changing the status of a school
Converting to an academy. Opening a free or studio school, university or independent school. Set up a multi-academy trust (MAT).
Services
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Independent school registration (England and Wales)
You must register with the Department for Education or Welsh government if you run an independent school offering full time education
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Academy and free school funding agreements
Model funding agreements for schools or groups establishing a new multi-academy trust and single or multi-academy trusts establishing new academies and free schools.
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Model articles of association for academy trusts
Template documents with standard articles of association for different types of academy trust.
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Setting up a free school
Set up a free school - find out what you need to do and how to increase your chance of success
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Mainstream and 16 to 19 free school financial template
A tool to help mainstream and 16 to 19 free schools plan their budget.
Guidance and regulation
- Academies: making significant changes or closure by agreement
- Multi-academy trusts: establishing and developing your trust
- Independent school registration
- Free schools: how to apply
- Apply to open a special or alternative provision free school
News and communications
Policy papers and consultations
- Regulating independent educational institutions
- Schools that work for everyone
- Memorandum of understanding: Baker Dearing Educational Trust and DfE
- Voluntary-aided schools capital scheme: equalities impact assessment
- 2010 to 2015 government policy: academies and free schools
Transparency and freedom of information releases
- West Midlands headteacher board
- South-East England and south London headteacher board
- East of England and north-east London headteacher board
- North of England headteacher board
- South-West England headteacher board