Guidance

Church schools and academies: memoranda of understanding

Formal agreements between the Department for Education (DfE), the Church of England and the Catholic Church.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 18 April 2016
• Last updated: 18 September 2023
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  1. 18 September 2023

     Updated the memorandum of understanding between the National Society and the Department for Education.

  2. 18 April 2016

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Memorandum of understanding between the Catholic Church and DfE

Ref: DFE-00120-2016

PDF, 348 KB, 17 pages

Memorandum of understanding between the National Society and DfE

Ref: DFE-00121-2016

PDF, 300 KB, 16 pages

Details

These memoranda of understanding are formal agreements jointly developed by DfE, the National Society and the Catholic Education Service.

You should read them alongside the ‘Schools causing concern’ guidance.