Department For Education
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Building strong academy trusts
This document:
- sets out the vision and design principles for the academies programme
- provides guidance on joining, creating and growing academy trusts
Trust partnerships guidance
This document:
- explains what trust partnerships are and how they work
- provides some examples of trusts and schools who have entered into a partnership
Trust partnership service level agreement
This is an example of the legal document required to formalise a trust partnership. It has been written for use by a multi-academy trust and school but can be adapted where needed.
MAT assurance framework
This is a voluntary tool to help academy trusts understand their most significant areas of strength and challenge.
Information to support local authorities interested in setting up a multi-academy trust is also available.