Part 6: Academies
31.This Part amends Academies legislation. It allows the establishment of 16 to 19 Academies and alternative provision Academies and removes the requirement for Academies to have a specialism.
32.It makes some changes to the consultation requirements for the setting up of an Academy, and to the way a school in a federation becomes an Academy. This Part protects the existing position in relation to discrimination in employment practices for faith schools which convert to become Academies, but makes provision for this to be changed (by order of the Secretary of State) after conversion.
33.This Part makes changes to the legislation relating to school land, to increase the Secretary of State's ability to make land available for free schools.
34.This Part clarifies the law relating to local authorities powers to provide financial or other assistance to Academies.
35.It allows for schools adjudicators to consider and determine objections to Academies’ admission arrangements. It also makes provision about the remission of fees that may be payable in respect of children attending boarding Academies.
