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<p>Once an application to establish a free school, university technical college or
studio school has received initial approval to proceed to the pre-opening stage, the
Department for Education provides a grant to the proposer group to help cover essential
non-capital costs, including appropriate salary costs, up to the point at which the
school opens. The rates at which these grants are paid are published in the department’s
guidance for free school proposer groups (at paragraph 6.11 on page 38), which is
published online at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-school-pre-opening-guide"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-school-pre-opening-guide</a></p><p>
</p><p>Information about how many staff were paid a salary before a particular school
opened, how much was paid to staff in total, which groups made such payments and how
long salaries were paid before opening is not collected centrally. However, all academy
trusts, including free school trusts, are required to comply with company and charity
law regarding the preparation of financial statements. Where the trust has a signed
funding agreement with the Department for Education, the financial statement must
comply with the Academies Accounts Direction. This direction sets out the requirements
relating to financial statements, including details of expected staffing disclosures.</p><p>
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