We will be continually adding to this section to help you find key guidance and procedures quickly and easily
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Academy Trust Handbook 2023 (comes into effect 1 Sept 2023)
Academies Planning Calendar 2022-2023 (ESFA)
Academy Trust Governance Guide (March 2024)
Academy Trust Governance – structures and role descriptors (DfE Oct 2020)
Checklist – what academy primary schools must publish online
Checklist – what academy secondary schools must publish online
Creating an Academy Complaints Procedure (2020)
Diocese of Brentwood Catholic MAT Articles
Diocese of Brentwood Catholic SAT Articles
Diocesan Scheme of Delegation – see under ‘Related Links’ (September 2024)
Enhanced DBS checks for chairs of academy trusts
GIAS – guidance on updating governance details for academy trusts (ESFA 2020)
School Resource Management Self-Assessment Checklist (SRMSAC)
School suspensions and permanent exclusions (DfE)
Setting up an academies complaints procedure
Statutory Policies for Schools and Academy Trusts (DfE)
Summary Evaluations of MATs – Guidance (Ofsted Sept 2021)
Trust Quality Descriptions (DfE April 2023)
Understanding your data: a guide for school governors and academy trustees (ESFA updated Sept 2021)
What academies must publish online (DfE May 2024)