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Church academies: model documents

Model documents to help church schools converting to academies, plus supporting documents.

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Department for Education
PublishedPublished:
18 April 2013
Last updatedupdated:
5 May 2022
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Appliesto the details section for Catholic and Church of England academy trusts, including links to further guidance and support from relevant religious authorities.

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    PFI academy principal agreement: schools with a religious character

    MS Word Document, 82.3 KB

    PFI academy school agreement: schools with a religious character

    MS Word Document, 96.7 KB

    Details

    ThereThe are 3 main draft model articles of association, agreed with the Catholic Education Service and the National Society for the Church of EnglandEngland, are for use by church schools wishing to become an academy.

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