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Academy sector webinar 2025

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Watch our latest Academy sector webinar on risks and financial reporting.

In our 2025 sector webinar, our expert team shared valuable updates on emerging and significant topics impacting the Academy sector, including key financial reporting and legal developments.

The Academy sector continues to face a difficult period of recovery, and the future remains uncertain. Financial health struggles, rising costs, high demand and deficit recovery plans, combine to make a difficult period, with resilience and forward planning needed more than ever.

Our 2025 webinar offers insights into these pressing risks while addressing emerging issues such as legislative changes and financial reporting challenges. We also highlight the significant updates in the Academy Accounts Direction for 2024/5 and the Academy Trust Handbook.

We also explore findings from our 2025 Charity Sector Development Report, which you can download here.

Key topics covered in the session include:

  • Risks facing the Academy sector, including financial sustainability and fraud.
  • Key updates to the Academy Accounts Direction for 2024/25 and the Academy Trust Handbook.
  • Financial reporting matters, such as pensions reporting and the new SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice).

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