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Academies: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is providing support for academy schools facing financial difficulties.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
25 Nov 2024
Target answer date
27 Nov 2024
Answer
3 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is providing support for academy schools facing financial difficulties.

  2. 27 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The primary responsibility for the financial oversight of academy trusts rests with the trustees themselves, supported by the financial management and governance requirements set by the department in ‘Academy and free school funding agreements’, which is ...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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Academies: Standards

26 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department takes to ensure adequate financial oversight of academy trusts; and how often financial audits are conducted of underperforming trusts.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Academies: Standards

26 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures are in place to support academy schools rated as (a) inadequate and (b) requires improvement by Ofsted in tackling problems related to (i) leadership, (ii) the curriculum and (iii) student outcome

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Academies: Curriculum

26 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reductions in levels of academy staffing on the range of subjects offered in those academies for students already enrolled in (a) GCSE and (b)

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Academies: Special Educational Needs

26 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure budget constraints in academy schools do not disproportionately affect provisions for students with special educational needs.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Academies: Curriculum and Staff

26 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that academy trusts consult with the wider school community in cases where significant (a) staffing and (b) curriculum changes are proposed.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Academies: Public Consultation

26 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has plans to (a) introduce and (b) increase the requirements whereby academy trusts engage with local communities when implementing major changes.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Academies: South Basildon and East Thurrock

26 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure a smooth transition of schools from the Ortu Federation to the Mossbourne Federation in the South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Academies: Accountability

26 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has plans to review the adequacy of transparency requirements for academy trusts, including (a) financial reporting and (b) decision-making processes.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Academies: Staff

26 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help academy schools under financial pressures handle the potential loss of experienced staff; and what support her Department offers staff facing possible redundancy.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Academies: Standards

26 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential long-term impact of (a) leadership changes and (b) staff reductions in academy schools on trends in the level of (i) academic performance and (ii) student well-be

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Academies: Standards

26 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issues academy trusts on implementing uniform policies.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Academies: Finance

26 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of exploring alternative funding models for academy schools.