DfE publishes guidance on local authorities' and regional schools commissioners' responsibilities relating to schools and PRUs causing concern

The Department for Education has published guidance describing how:

• local authorities and regional schools commissioners (RSCs) will intervene in underperforming local-authority-maintained schools
• RSCs will intervene in underperforming academies
• RSCs will intervene in pupil referral units (PRUs) judged inadequate by Ofsted

PRUs are places that provide education for children who can’t go to a mainstream school.

If you’re a local authority you:

• must follow this statutory guidance by law
• should use this guidance in conjunction with the interim executive board application form

You should also be aware of how this guidance affects your school if you’re part of a:

• diocese
• school foundation
• governing body of maintained schools
• academy trust

Statutory guidance sets out what schools and local authorities must do to comply with the law. You should follow the guidance unless you have a very good reason not to.

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