Co-operative Schools Bill

A Bill to enable schools to register as Industrial Provident Societies; to amend the Education Act 2006 to enable nursery schools to be established as school trusts; and for connected purposes.

Originating House

House of Commons

Last Updated

26 April 2013

In Plain English

AI-generated

The Co-operative Schools Bill would let individual schools register as Industrial Provident Societies (a form of cooperative) to run themselves, and it would change the Education Act 2006 to allow nursery schools to be set up as school trusts. It also includes other provisions to support these governance changes and how they would work in practice.

Key Points

Schools would be able to register as Industrial Provident Societies (IPS), a cooperative form of ownership and governance.
The Education Act 2006 would be amended to allow nursery schools to be established as school trusts, creating new governance options.
The changes could involve greater involvement from staff, parents and local communities in school governance through the IPS or trust models.
The bill sets out the registration and related provisions needed to implement these changes.

Progress

The bill is currently at the Second Reading in the House of Commons. It has not yet progressed to committee stage and would move through further parliamentary stages if approved at this stage.

Who is affected?

Pupils and studentsParents and familiesSchool staff (teachers and support staff) and school governorsNursery schools and their communitiesSchools considering cooperative/IPS statusCo-operative organisations and IPS registration bodiesLocal authorities and the Department for Education as regulators/oversight bodies

Generated 21 February 2026

Updates & Documents

News (1)

News - Co-operative Schools

1 Jan 1970

The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress.

Parliamentary Votes (0)

No recorded votes for this bill yet.

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