Russell Education Trust

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The Russell Education Trust (RET) is a multi-academy trust in the United Kingdom. [1] It provides educational support services in the creation and operation of academies established as part of the free schools programme. [2] It is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee, with exempt charity status, regulated by the Department for Education. [3] Its board members include educationalists and representatives from its schools' local governing bodies. [4]

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RET was established in 2010 by directors of the school improvement company Education London which, between 2003 and 2017, provided educational support services to government, notably as a service provider to the London Challenge, as well as to individual local authorities and schools. [5] [6] [7] Education London ceased trading in 2017, but continues as community interest company EL (RET) to sponsor RET. [8]

Both organisations were based in the same office building in Leatherhead, Surrey, until 2024 when they moved to Teddington. [9] [5]

The Russell Education Trust has worked in partnership with parents, communities, and diocesan authorities to establish the following free schools: [10]

Governance Model

RET established its first two free schools using the Single Academy Trust model that was in place at the time. [16] It formed two sub-trusts, the Bristol Free School Trust and the Becket Keys CofE Free School Trust, [17] [18] [19] [20] which each signed free school funding agreements with the Secretary of State. [16] Like RET itself, RET's sub-trusts are exempt charities, regulated by the Department for Education. [3]

For its later schools RET used the Multi-Academy Trust model. [1] [21] [22]

The Trust delegates a range of its governance responsibilities to each of its schools' local governing bodies via a formal Scheme of Delegation. [23]

References

  1. 1 2 "Free Schools model funding agreement: Multi-academy trusts". Department for Education website. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Russell Education Trust Company Check". Company Check. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Charities and charity trustees: school governors". The Charity Commission. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "RET Board". Russell Education Trust. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  5. 1 2 "EDUCATION LONDON LIMITED". Gov.uk.
  6. ↑ "Evaluation of the City Challenge programme" (PDF). Department for Education. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Report of the GCSE English and Mathematics Project (Phase II)" (PDF). Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "EL (RET)". Companies House.
  9. ↑ "Russell Education Trust". Companies House.
  10. ↑ "RET Free Schools". Russell Education Trust Website. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  11. ↑ "Bristol Free School". School Website. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  12. ↑ "Becket Keys Church of England School". School Website. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  13. ↑ "King's School, Hove". School Website. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  14. ↑ "St. Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School". School Website. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  15. ↑ "Turing House School". School Website. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  16. 1 2 "Free Schools model funding agreement: Single academy trusts" (PDF). Department for Education Website. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  17. ↑ "Governance". Bristol Free School Website. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  18. ↑ "Governance". Becket Keys School Website. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  19. ↑ "BRISTOL FREE SCHOOL TRUST". Companies House. Gov.uk.
  20. ↑ "RET BECKET KEYS CHURCH OF ENGLAND FREE SCHOOL TRUST". Companies House. Gov.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  21. ↑ "Consultation". Kings School Hove Website. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  22. ↑ "Turing House School – Funding Agreement and Admissions Consultation". Turing House. Ruseell Education Trust. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  23. ↑ "GOVERNANCE AND SCHEME OF DELEGATION". Russell Education Trust. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
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