Guidance

Church academies: model documents

Model documents to help church schools converting to academies, plus supporting documents.

From:
Department for Education
Published
18 April 2013
Last updated
5 May 2022 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Church of England academies: model lease

MS Word Document, 260 KB

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Catholic academies model articles of association

MS Word Document, 84.2 KB

Catholic academies: scheme of delegation

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Model letter of consent from trustees/diocese to governing body on academy conversion

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Church of England academies: supplemental agreement

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Catholic academies: supplemental agreement

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Church of England academies model articles of association: minority version

MS Word Document, 109 KB

Church of England academies model articles of association: majority version

MS Word Document, 304 KB

Mixed multi-academy trusts

PDF, 41 KB, 3 pages

PFI academy principal agreement: schools with a religious character

MS Word Document, 82.3 KB

PFI academy school agreement: schools with a religious character

MS Word Document, 96.7 KB

Details

There are 3 main draft model articles of association, agreed with the Catholic Education Service and the National Society for the Church of England for use by church schools wishing to become an academy.

While the model articles are broadly similar, there are differences in the way the governance arrangements at membership and governing body level have been reflected.

Published 18 April 2013
Last updated 5 May 2022 + show all updates

  1. Added 'PFI academy principal agreement: schools with a religious character' and 'PFI academy school agreement: schools with a religious character'.

  2. Replaced the document 'Catholic academies model articles of association' with latest version.

  3. Replaced Church of England model articles of association with new versions.

  4. Updated clause 8 of 'Church of England academies: supplemental agreement' and 'Catholic academies: supplemental agreement'. Also updated clause 23F of 'Church of England academies: supplemental agreement'.

  5. Removed 'Church of England and Catholic single academy model supplemental agreement' and 'Church of England and Catholic multi-academy model supplemental agreement'. Added 'Church of England academies: supplemental agreement' and 'Catholic academies: supplemental agreement'.

  6. Removed suspension clauses from 'Catholic academy articles of association: model 3 (February 2015)'.

  7. Added 'Catholic academy articles of association: model 3' document.

  8. Updated single and multi supplemental agreements.

  9. Added 'Mixed multi-academy trusts' document to page.

  10. First published.

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