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Complain about a school - complaints process, when to complain to the Department for Education, the Education Funding Agency or Ofsted.
There are different ways to complain in England depending on whether your…
State schools include: maintained schools academies and free schools Call…
Contact your local council or call your local police on 101 if you think a…
If you want to complain about a school’s SEN support, you should do it…
Follow the school’s complaints process if you believe a school has…
Find out about the type of healthy food all maintained schools and academies in England have to provide under the school food standards.
Ask your council about before and after school clubs and holiday play schemes run by a school, private or voluntary organisation
Childcare for your children before and after school - after-school clubs, breakfast clubs, homework clubs, childminders
Information and advice about what career choices are available for teenagers and young adults in England - National Careers Service
Model funding agreements for schools or groups establishing a new multi-academy trust and single or multi-academy trusts establishing new academies and free schools.
Set up a free school - find out what you need to do and how to increase your chance of success
Template documents with standard articles of association for different types of academy trust.
Online application form to register an independent school in England. Supporting documentation will be requested following receipt of your application form.
A tool to measure net pupil capacity in schools, with guidance on the methodology.
Application processes for mainstream and special schools applying to convert to academy status.
Forms to be used by local authorities for requesting that the Secretary of State for Education directs an academy to admit a child.
Form N266: Notice to admit facts / admission of facts.
How local authorities can apply to set up a school governing body as an interim executive board.
Template to help free schools, university technical colleges (UTCs) and studio schools produce their lease.
Documents to help schools converting to academy status submit their land information to the Department for Education.
Model documents for PFI schools converting to academy status.
Form for members and directors of academy trusts to submit personal information.
Application form for single academy trusts who want to change their governance so they can become a multi-academy trust (MAT), to grow their trust.
Documents for schools transferring the freehold of their school site to the academy trust as part of the academy conversion process.
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