Conversion to Academy Status

Interest in gaining academy status has grown rapidly and there are currently 1529 academies open in England. 1194 are converters and 335 sponsored.

45 per cent of all maintained secondary schools are either open or in the pipeline to become academies.

There are 37 local authority areas where over half of secondary schools are already academies and 64 LAs where more than half of secondaries are either open academies or in the process of becoming academies. Over 90 percent in North East Lincolnshire; over 88 per cent in Bromley; over 82 per cent in Swindon; over 80 per cent in Thurrock.

Three in five outstanding secondaries - and nearly one in 10 outstanding primaries - have applied to convert to an academy.

The decision whether or not to convert to academy status will be based upon philosophical, educational, financial, organisational and practical considerations. The purpose of this workshop is to explore those issues that will most heavily affect the work and role of the School Business Manager (SBM) when a school converts to academy status.

The workshop is targeted at staff working in schools that are either considering conversion to academy status or are in the process of converting to academy status.

 """Expertly delivered. Informative and positive outcome. Very worthwhile workshop."

Conversion to Academy Status Workshop, November 2011

The aims of the workshop are to:

• develop knowledge and understanding of the major strategic challenges SBMs working in schools that are converting to academy status will face
• provide information on academy accounting and reporting requirements and how these differ from those used for local authority maintained schools
• provide guidance on the human resources (HR) implications of a change to academy status
• develop knowledge and understanding of the implications for the management of school facilities, buildings and grounds that result from a change to academy status.

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