A detailed handbook has been produced to aid local authority maintained schools through the joining process.
Handbook contents
- Introduction
- Summary of the conversion process
- Context: ‘Converter’ academies and ‘sponsored’ academies
- The decision to convert
- The application to convert
- Conversion support
- Consultation and Public Relations
- Education and School Improvement
- Governance
- Land and buildings
- Capital issues
- Staffing implications of conversion
- Transfer of contracts and assets
- Finance and Academy Budget
Please email info@agoralearning.co.uk for a copy of the handbook