Collection
Regions group school decisions
Decisions to be taken and decisions made, including converter and sponsored academy orders, significant changes and trust changes.
Decision-making
Regional Department for Education (DfE) Directors are committed to being transparent and accountable in making school decisions.
Every month we:
- publish advance notification of the decisions to be taken
- allow the public 5 working days to make representations – all representations received will be considered before a decision is made
- publish the decisions made
Details on how to complain about a regional director’s decision are available.
Conflicts of interest
Information on the definition and management of conflicts of interest for advisory board members and DfE regional directors is available separately.
School decisions
Decisions to be taken and decisions made for the 9 regional director regions.
Updates to this page
Published 31 March 2026