School federation & collaboration
- Hard federations: process Find out what a hard federation between maintained schools is and be clear about the process you need to follow to form one. If you're federating, publish your proposals using our report template.
- School collaboration approaches Schools can choose to collaborate in many different ways. To help you to determine what might work well for your school, we compare different models of collaboration, and look at research on the impact of collaboration.
- Soft federations: process Be clear on what a soft federation, or collaboration, is between maintained schools. Understand why you might form one, and the step-by-step process you can follow to set one up.