Friday 7 May 2021

30 April 2021 Government's vision for all schools to be part of a strong academy trust

The government has announced new policies to move the sector towards its vision of all schools being part of a strong academy trust.

Non-statutory guidance has been published which includes

- consultation on long standing 'requires improvement' schools joining trusts

- plans to make it easier to join multi-academy trusts

- an increase in the trust capacity fund for 2021-22 to £24million

- schools able to join a multi-academy trust temporarily before deciding whether to join permanently through the concept of 'trust partnerships'

- £1.25million to establish a new 'turnaround' trust specifically for Roman Catholic schools in need of intensive support

- a pilot programme with the Church of England and Roman Catholic Church to set up new academy trusts

- greater clarity in the academies handbook, with a clear regulatory framework that can support strong trusts

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