Local-authority schools choosing to academise will no longer be able to access a £25,000 grant unless they join or form a multi-academy trust.
Schools that choose to convert to an academy – known as academy converters – have been able to get the grant to help pay for associated costs like legal advice and re-branding.
However, in an update released this afternoon, officials said: “[The grant] will continue to be paid only to schools approved to join or form a trust as part of a group of three or more schools.”
Despite this, special and AP schools “will continue to be eligible to receive it as part of a single-school conversion process”.
