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Academy Trust Handbook

The Department for Education's handbook setting out the financial rules academy trusts must follow.

Used in
England
Topic
Governance

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Academy trust England
The charitable company that runs one or more academies and holds the funding agreement with the Secretary of State.
Multi-academy trust (MAT) England
A single charitable company that runs two or more academies under one board of trustees, with a CEO and a shared scheme of delegation.

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Chair of governors · Clerk to governors · Funding agreement · Governing body · Governor · Local governing body

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