Policy paper

Academies regulatory and commissioning review

The findings of the internal policy review of academy trust oversight and commissioning as we move towards an academy trust-led school system.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 28 March 2023
• Last updated: 6 July 2023
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  1. 6 July 2023

     'Trust quality descriptions' document moved, link added to its new location.

  2. 24 April 2023

     Added 'Trust quality descriptions' to page to provide further detail of the descriptions.

  3. 6 April 2023

     'Academies regulatory and commissioning review' has been updated to revise the date for establishing a MAT CEO Leadership Development Programme from January 2024 to early 2024.

  4. 28 March 2023

     First published.

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

Applies to England

Documents

Academies regulatory and commissioning review

PDF, 581 KB, 52 pages

Details

We have worked alongside the academies regulatory and commissioning review advisory group to consider how we can change our approach to managing the academies system so that it:

• supports trusts to realise their full potential
• delivers better outcomes for children

This report sets out how we will support trusts and build a resilient, trust-led system. Our approach is focused on:

• reforming the regulatory system
• embedding a clear definition of trust quality
• strengthening departmental support

Guidance on the commissioning process including trust quality descriptions is available at Commissioning high-quality trusts.