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<p>Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs) are responsible, on behalf of the Secretary
of State, for holding all academies, including multi-academy trusts, to account and
will intervene where necessary to bring about rapid improvement.</p><p>The main triggers
for RSCs taking action are concerns about educational performance, financial management
and/or governance. In the first instance, RSCs will support the trust that runs the
academy to secure improvements itself – for example, through diagnostic visits from
education advisors or arranging school-to-school support. Where they have serious
concerns, RSCs are able to take more formal action such as issuing warning notices,
setting out the improvements that are required and by when. The particular actions
they may take are contained in the funding agreement between the academy trust and
the Secretary of State.</p><p>Ultimately, the Education and Adoption Act 2016 provides
the Secretary of State with powers, regardless of what terms are in the funding agreement,
to terminate the funding agreement of an academy that is failing or coasting and transfer
it to a new sponsor.</p><p>Our priority is to ensure all children receive the best
possible education and RSCs will identify the most appropriate sponsor and work with
the existing trust to manage the transition and ensure minimal disruption for pupils.</p><p>More
detailed information about powers available for taking action in academies and how
decisions are taken by RSCs are set out in the Schools Causing Concern Guidance and
the RSCs Decision Making Framework, both of which are available on GOV.UK at:</p><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-causing-concern--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-causing-concern--2</a></p><p>and</p><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/577885/RSC_decision_making_framework_December_2016.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/577885/RSC_decision_making_framework_December_2016.pdf</a>.</p><p>
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