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Stay up to date with all Trust governance related news and events every 6 weeks.
The Schools Bill – All 39 Proposed Policies
The government’s new schools bill has proposed 39 new policies which is going to affect classrooms across the country from 2026.
How are academies affected?
- Academies must follow the national teacher pay and conditions framework.
- Academies will be legally required to follow the national curriculum.
- Academy orders for ‘inadequate’ maintained schools will become ‘discretionary’.
- Councils will be able to direct academies to admit a child.
Schools Week have listed all of the proposed new policies to keep you up to date on the upcoming educational climate.
After an internal study, we’ve calculated that 93.3% of TrustGov users become fully compliant within 3 weeks of account activation and 95% are compliant today!
TrustGov is designed so that this is achieved with almost zero effort from Trust staff, giving them time to focus on other obligations.
LIVE Online Governance Training
Berry Education provides a varied programme of online training opportunities across the academic year for school governors in response to the statutory requirements.
Sessions are easy to book through our booking systems, it’s currently £200+VAT per board for the remainder of the academic year.
Thousands Of Children Studying In Dangerous Schools
Almost 90% of schools containing reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), a collapse-prone material, are yet to be worked on to remove the material.
Leaving thousands of children studying in dangerous schools or having to relocate to inadequate temporary learning environments.
Spring School Census Date – 16th January
The schools census opens on the 16th of January for schools across the UK.
Click the link below for the legislation and best practices when completing the census.