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East Midlands Supplementary Education Network
Members resource

Setting up a supplementary school

Our step-by-step guidance document, written by the network for the network — everything we wish someone had told us at the start.

Members, welcome back.

This guide is free for member schools. Enter the shared members’ password — it’s in the welcome email, or any committee member can remind you.

Not a member yet? Join us — it’s free.

What’s inside
  1. 1Constituting your group and opening a bank account
  2. 2Safeguarding, DBS checks and insurance
  3. 3Finding and negotiating a venue
  4. 4Recruiting volunteers and planning your first term
  5. 5Fees, funding and keeping simple accounts
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