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What sort of support will the finance manager receive?
Read moreA great deal as this is the area where the learning curve can be the steepest. There are new systems…
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How will the consultation be managed?
Read moreThe Trust has strong experience in this area and will ensure all stakeholders are fully engaged.
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How will the project be managed?
Read moreThe Trust will provide a Project manager to carry out most of the work leaving the school to focus on…
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Would the school receive legal support?
Read moreYes. We have helped many schools through the conversion process and our partner legal advisers have an excellent track record.…
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Does the Trust make a profit?
Read moreNo. That is not allowed by law and trusts are subject to scrutiny through audit and their funding agreement with…
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How far are systems and processes centralised?
Read moreThe Trust believes in creating self- sustaining schools and that means giving as much autonomy as possible to individual schools.…
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How will the Trust support building and site improvements?
Read moreThe Trust has an annual capital improvement grant to support all its schools. A plan is agreed by head teachers…
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What percentage of the budget would the Trust retain?
Read moreIn the range of 2%-3.5% of the General Annual Grant. The cost is low because the Trust is local, enabling…
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Would pupils be selected?
Read moreNo. We are firmly opposed to any form of selection and operate a non-selective admissions policy for all our academies…
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Does becoming an academy change our relationship with the LA?
Read moreYes, the LA is no longer directly responsible for the school’s performance and has significantly reduced powers of intervention. However,…
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