If a school is failing can the local authority impose Trust status?
Acquiring a Trust is a voluntary decision for the schools existing governing body. However, where a school is failing, Trust status should be one option for the local authority to consider. Should the local authority decide a new school is needed, it should normally hold a competition. Where the local authority believed that the interests of pupils and parents would best be served by a Trust school and had identified a particular partner, it would be open to the partner to seek the Secretary of States consent to publish proposals for a new school outside a competition..
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