Department for Children, Schools and Families

08-November-2009

Welcome to the School Organisation Website

This site is for local authorities, governing bodies, promoters and parents.

It contains guidance on a range of subjects, including:

  • opening a new school (by competition or otherwise)
  • closing a school
  • expanding a school
  • changing school category
  • proposals for Trust schools

If you are eligible to register to use the Members´ Area you can also access tools to build statutory notices to make changes to schools.

Latest News

Guidance and Amending Regulations effective from 1 September 2009 27/10/2009 Guidance and Amending Regulations effective from 1 September 2009
The School Organisation and Governance (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2009 (2009 No. 1556), came into force 1 September 2009.  Temporary Guides are now available. More...

Better Together- Exploratory Case Studies of Formal Collaboration 27/10/2009 Better Together- Exploratory Case Studies of Formal Collaboration
On 24 September 2009, a research report produced by the Eastern Leadership Centre on the collaborative arrangements that small rural primary schools can use to remain viable and generate efficiency savings was published.

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New School Competitions and what they could mean to you 24/8/2009 New School Competitions and what they could mean to you
A new leaflet is available to download or order from TeacherNet about school competitions. More...


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