Due diligence in academies and maintained schools
Best practice guidance for governing bodies of maintained schools, local authorities and academy trusts.
Documents
Due diligence: best practice guide for maintained schools, local authorities and academy trusts
HTML
Annex 1 – due diligence suggested stage 1 template
ODT, 45.4KB
This file is in an OpenDocument format
Annex 2 – due diligence land and buildings checklist
ODT, 43.5KB
This file is in an OpenDocument format
Details
Due diligence can be defined as the process of making sure all stakeholders understand the information needed to enable them to make fully informed decisions about transferring a school into a new academy trust.
Information can include:
- costs
- risks
- benefits
- assets
- liabilities
The importance of rigorous due diligence was highlighted in the Public Accounts Committee’s report about converting schools to academies.
Published 28 February 2019
Last updated 11 May 2021 + show all updates
-
We have updated this page with some minor changes and improvements, and to change it to an ESFA page.
-
First published.
Responses