Topic One

The Trust has strong experience in this area and will ensure all stakeholders are fully engaged.

The Trust will provide a Project manager to carry out most of the work leaving the school to focus on…

Yes. We have helped many schools through the conversion process and our partner legal advisers have an excellent track record.…

No. That is not allowed by law and trusts are subject to scrutiny through audit and their funding agreement with…

The Trust believes in creating self- sustaining schools and that means giving as much autonomy as possible to individual schools.…

The Trust has an annual capital improvement grant to support all its schools. A plan is agreed by head teachers…

No. We are firmly opposed to any form of selection and operate a non-selective admissions policy for all our academies…

Yes, the LA is no longer directly responsible for the school’s performance and has significantly reduced powers of intervention. However,…

Yes, staff are protected by TUPE for as long as they remain at the school