Pictured: Mark Blois
Browne Jacobson has advised the Catholic Diocese of Nottingham
on establishing the country's first catholic school multi academy
trust.
Four Catholic schools in Nottingham have already successfully
converted into academies as part of the unique trust arrangement -
The Becket Catholic School, Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic
Primary School, Our Lady and St Edward Catholic Primary School and
St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School.
A multi-academy trust is a model for grouping schools which will
enable the schools to share skills and resources more effectively,
make better use of budgets, enhance pupils' education through joint
school projects and allow greater flexibility in curriculum
design.
Browne Jacobson's Education team is at the forefront of the
Government's flagship academy schools project having been appointed
to advise on approaching 200 academy conversion projects.
Mark Blois, Head of the Academies Team at Browne Jacobson,
added:
"By establishing the country's first multi-academy trust for
Catholic schools the Diocese of Nottingham is leading the way. It
is a model that Dioceses up and down the country will be watching
closely. We are delighted to have helped the four schools fulfil
their ambitions for greater financial freedom and decision-making
autonomy whilst maintaining their distinctive Catholic ethos and
remaining an integral part of the wider Catholic family."
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