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Soft federations: process
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Is there guidance on forming a soft federation? This article explains that maintained schools can enter into collaboration with other schools without forming one governing body. We look at the process of starting and ending collaboration. We also relay advice on collaboration and executive headship.
Contents
- 1 Soft federations: definition
- 2 Forming a soft federation
- 3 Dissolving a soft federation
- 4 Reasons for collaboration
- 5 Executive headship in soft federations
- 6 Does a soft federation have to become a hard federation after a set period of time?
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