Russell Education Trust
The Russell Education Trust (RET) is a Multi-Academy free school Trust.[1] It provides educational support services in the creation and operation of free schools.[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 experienced educationalists and representatives from RET school governing bodies.[4]
RET was established in 2010 by the school improvement company Education London (EL), which provides 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][8] Both organisations are based in the same office building in Leatherhead, Surrey.[2][9]
The Russell Education Trust is working with parents, communities, and diocesan authorities to establish the following free schools:[10]
- Bristol Free School, established 2011[11]
- Becket Keys Church of England School, established 2012[12]
- King's School, Hove, established 2013[13]
- St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School, established 2013[14]
- Turing House School, opening 2015[15]
Governance Model
RET established its first two free schools using the Single Academy Trust model.[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.[21] 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][22][23][24]
References
- 1 2 "Free Schools model funding agreement: Multi-academy trusts". Department for Education website. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- 1 2 "Russell Education Trust Company Check". Company Check. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- 1 2 "Charities and charity trustees - an introduction for school governors". Charity Commission Website. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ↑ "RET Board". Russell Education Trust. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ↑ "Education London". Company Website. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "DfE School Improvement Provider in London". Education London. Education London. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ↑ "Evaluation of the City Challenge programme" (PDF). Department for Education. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ↑ "GCSE English and Maths Workshops Phase 1 Project". Welsh Government. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ↑ "Education London Company Check". Company Check. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "RET Free Schools". Russell Education Trust Website. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ↑ "Bristol Free School". School Website. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "Becket Keys Church of England School". School Website. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "King's School, Hove". School Website. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "St. Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School". School Website. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "Turing House School". School Website. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ↑ "Free Schools model funding agreement: Single academy trusts". Department for Education Website. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ↑ "Governance". Bristol Free School Website. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ↑ "Governance". Becket Keys School Website. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ↑ "BRISTOL FREE SCHOOL TRUST". Company Check. Company Check. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ↑ "RET BECKET KEYS CHURCH OF ENGLAND FREE SCHOOL TRUST". Company Check. Company Check. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ↑ "Free Schools model funding agreement". Department for Education Website. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ↑ "Consultation". Kings School Hove Website. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ↑ "Consultation". St. Andrew the Apostle School Website. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ↑ "Turing House School – Funding Agreement and Admissions Consultation". Turing House. Ruseell Education Trust. Retrieved 4 July 2015.