Russell Education Trust
The Russell Education Trust (RET) is a Multi-Academy Trust.[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 experienced educationalists and representatives from RET schools' local governing bodies.[4]
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 due to the retirement of its Operations Director, 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]
- 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, established 2015[15]
Governance Model
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b "Free Schools model funding agreement: Multi-academy trusts". Department for Education website. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ "Russell Education Trust Company Check". Company Check. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Charities and charity trustees: school governors". The Charity Commission. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "RET Board". Russell Education Trust. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ a b "EDUCATION LONDON LIMITED". Gov.uk.
- ^ "Evaluation of the City Challenge programme" (PDF). Department for Education. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ "Report of the GCSE English and Mathematics Project (Phase II)" (PDF). Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "EL (RET)". Companies House.
- ^ "Russell Education Trust". Companies House.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Free Schools model funding agreement: Single academy trusts" (PDF). 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". Companies House. Gov.uk.
- ^ "RET BECKET KEYS CHURCH OF ENGLAND FREE SCHOOL TRUST". Companies House. Gov.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Consultation". Kings School Hove Website. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ "Turing House School – Funding Agreement and Admissions Consultation". Turing House. Ruseell Education Trust. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "GOVERNANCE AND SCHEME OF DELEGATION". Russell Education Trust. Retrieved 28 October 2017.