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As of 1 February 2012 there are 1580 academies open in England.

Read Nick Gibb's speech on academies and school improvement.

Read Michael Gove's 4 January speech on academies.

Schools - sign up for free seminars to find out about the benefits of academy status.

Hear from schools who have converted

Watch a video of Essex academy heads talking about the benefits of converting to academy status.

Find out how schools are benefiting from academy status and how they've managed the conversion process.

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