The Government Actuary’s Department (GAD) has marked 10 years since it began supporting the Department for Education (DfE) on an alternative to commercial insurance for schools.
The Risk Protection Arrangement (RPA) is available to academies and Local Authority Maintained Schools in England.
GAD has supported the RPA since its inception in 2014, from the scheme design phase, through to implementation, and to expansion of its cover.
The scheme has grown to cover more than 10,000 schools in England over the past 10 years. It was set up initially for Academy Trusts, then in April 2020 the scheme expanded its original membership to include Local Authority Maintained Schools.
