An academy articles of association set out the powers that the trust may 7. trust’s exercise in pursuit of its charitable object. The current model articles allow the academy trust provide educational facilities and services to students of all ages ‘to and the wider community for the public benefit’. Academies should also consult their funding agreement. The current model funding 8. agreement says that the academy be at the heart of its community, promoting ‘will community cohesion and sharing facilities with other schools and the wider The funding agreement will set out how the grant available from the community’. Secretary of State can be used. 11.3 Transfer of control agreements Boards can enter into a Transfer of Control Agreement (TofCA) as a way of sharing 9. control of the school premises with another body, or transferring control to it. The other body, known as the will continue to occupy and use the ‘controlling body’, premises during the times specified in the agreement. Transferring control of the premises to local community groups, sports associations and service providers can allow school facilities to be used without needing ongoing management or administrative time from the school staff. The board of a community school must obtain the local consent before entering into a TofCA that transfers control authority’s during school hours. It may not be necessary for a school to enter into a TofCA to enable another 10. organisation to use their premises. Alternative options for a school include retaining overall control of the premises while subletting use of part of their premises to another organisation or entering into a Service Level Agreement with another organisation. 11.4 Provision of childcare and other community services Many schools and academies offer comprehensive programmes of before and after 11. school and holiday care, and other activities, throughout the year. These programmes support pupils and parents, place the schools and academies at the hearts of their communities, and can generate profit that can be reinvested to improve services. There are three possible arrangements that would allow an academy to operate a 12. nursery on their premises: direct provision of a nursery by the academy trust as a charitable activity within the objects; academy’s provision of a nursery through a wholly-owned subsidiary company of the academy trust;
7. An academy trust’s articles of association set out the powers that the trust may exercise in pursuit of its charitable object. The current model articles allow the academy trust ‘to provide educational facilities and services to students of all ages and the wider community for the public benefit’. 8. Academies should also consult their funding agreement. The current model funding agreement says that the academy ‘will be at the heart of its community, promoting community cohesion and sharing facilities with other schools and the wider community’. The funding agreement will set out how the grant available from the Secretary of State can be used. 11.3 Transfer of control agreements 9. Boards can enter into a Transfer of Control Agreement (TofCA) as a way of sharing control of the school premises with another body, or transferring control to it. The other body, known as the ‘controlling body’, will continue to occupy and use the premises during the times specified in the agreement. Transferring control of the premises to local community groups, sports associations and service providers can allow school facilities to be used without needing ongoing management or administrative time from the school staff. The board of a community school must obtain the local authority’s consent before entering into a TofCA that transfers control during school hours. 10. It may not be necessary for a school to enter into a TofCA to enable another organisation to use their premises. Alternative options for a school include retaining overall control of the premises while subletting use of part of their premises to another organisation or entering into a Service Level Agreement with another organisation. 11.4 Provision of childcare and other community services 11. Many schools and academies offer comprehensive programmes of before and after school and holiday care, and other activities, throughout the year. These programmes support pupils and parents, place the schools and academies at the hearts of their communities, and can generate profit that can be reinvested to improve services. 12. There are three possible arrangements that would allow an academy to operate a nursery on their premises: direct provision of a nursery by the academy trust as a charitable activity within the academy’s objects; provision of a nursery through a wholly-owned subsidiary company of the academy trust;
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