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BRENTWOOD DIOCESAN SECONDARY HEADS’ ASSOCIATION

BRENTWOOD DIOCESAN SECONDARY HEADS’ ASSOCIATION. Academy Status Presentation Stephen Ravenscroft and Roger Inman 1 October 2010. Academies. Overview Background Legal status Legal process Likely issues Questions?. ACADEMIES. Background City Technology Colleges Academies

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BRENTWOOD DIOCESAN SECONDARY HEADS’ ASSOCIATION

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  1. BRENTWOOD DIOCESAN SECONDARY HEADS’ ASSOCIATION Academy Status Presentation Stephen Ravenscroft and Roger Inman 1 October 2010

  2. Academies Overview • Background • Legal status • Legal process • Likely issues • Questions?

  3. ACADEMIES Background • City Technology Colleges • Academies • Blair/Adonis • Brown/Balls • Coalition

  4. Academies Legal Status • Academies Act 2010 • Companies limited by guarantee • Charitable status, but exempt from registration with Charity Commission • Independent schools, but subject to terms of the Funding Agreement

  5. Academies Legal Process • Creation of company limited by guarantee • Negotiation of Funding Agreement • Preparation for transfer of undertaking to Academy, to include: • Property • Staff • Assets

  6. Academies Likely Issues • Preservation of Christian Ethos • Land • Articles of Association • Funding Agreement • Members’ Agreement

  7. Academies Likely issues • Land: • VA? Publicly funded? 1 April 2007. For discussion and negotiation with the DfE • Nature of interest to Academy – lease or less formal? • Status of any recent or ongoing works? • Existence of any recent funding grants, and possible terms and conditions • Powers of Secretary of State

  8. Academies Likely Issues • Governance • Composition of governing bodies • Role of Dioceses/Trustees • Governors • Members • Preservation of rights – entrenchment?

  9. Academies Likely issues • TUPE • Transfer of staff subject to existing terms and conditions • Possible union resistance • Effective consultation

  10. Academies Likely issues • Pensions • Teachers’ Pension Scheme • Local Government Pension Scheme • Historic deficits and ongoing liabilities • Accounting treatment

  11. Academies Likely issues • Funding Agreement • Key features • Funding Streams: • Guaranteed • Discretionary • Selection and ballots

  12. Academies Any Questions? Stephen Ravenscroft Stone King LLP stephenravenscroft@stoneking.co.uk 020 7324 1732 07971 272008

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