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Information that academies – including any educational setting with academy arrangements – and further education (FE) colleges must or should publish on their website.
Guidance for academy trusts on how to request approval from ESFA for appointing an off-payroll accounting officer or chief financial officer.
This guidance is for sixth form colleges who are converting to academy status and hold contracts for Apprenticeships, Advanced Learner Loans or Adult Education Budget.
Links to relevant guidance and resources for academy trust governors.
How to arrange an effective external review of governance for your school or academy trust, and improve the performance of your board.
Publications and guidance about the Commissioning Academy.
What pupil referral units (PRUs) interested in becoming alternative provision (AP) academies should do.
Documents that schools converting to an academy will need as they go through the conversion process.
Documents for schools transferring the freehold of their school site to the academy trust as part of the academy conversion process.
Details on Academy for Social Justice events.
This guide explains how we select new schools and schools that undergo significant changes for inspection.
Organisations are now invited to apply to set up a new National Academy focused on Mathematical Sciences.
Guide and links to further information about financial returns academy trusts submit to the Education and Skills Funding Agency.
Archive of legacy DfE notices to academy trusts about poor or inadequate performance or weaknesses in safeguarding, governance or financial management.
Deadlines for schools converting to academy status.
This guide explains how academies are paid and how to change bank details.
The call for evidence into a new UK National Academy of Mathematical Sciences is now open.
Information to help open academies and academy trusts comply with their funding agreement and understand their funding and payments.
A guide for schools opening as academies to estimate their revenue funding.
What final preparations you should complete before your school can open as an academy.
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