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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.
