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What final preparations you should complete before your school can open as an academy.
Statutory guidance for local authorities, under paragraph A19 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.
Guidance and templates to help free schools write their admission and referral policies.
What actions you should take in the first few months after your school opens as an academy.
Help to implement flexible working including a toolkit of resources, webinar training and support from flexible working ambassador multi-academy trusts and schools.
Guide for parents and carers about raising concerns regarding an academy’s handling of complaints.
Guidance to help school building owners and maintenance staff identify building systems and prioritise maintenance and repair of their school estate.
Guidance for academies and academy trusts on record keeping and retention.
What schools, academies and private schools need to do to get a religious character designation and open as a faith or church school.
Find out how to access national professional qualifications (NPQs) training and support for teachers and school leaders.
Advice for building professionals involved in school building projects.
Files for the electronic transfer of 2025 co-ordinated admissions data, primarily for use by software suppliers.
What mixed schools must consider when separating classes by gender.
Guidance on the DfE funding available to academy trusts for sponsored academy projects.
Guidance on what to do when school staff go on strike.
Explains schools’ legal duties on political impartiality to help school leaders, teachers and other staff consider these in teaching and extra-curricular activities.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Recommendations on future reforms to the current NLE programme.
Identify and understand the core competencies of being a school business manager.
Guidance for schools and local authorities on what happens if a school has a budget surplus or deficit when it converts to academy status.
Baseline designs for a 630 place primary school.
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