Schools in England can be categorised in many different ways i.e. maintenance schools are academies which are independent but publicly funded, schools or independent schools which are fee paying, schools can be further categorised into main stream schools, pupil referral units (PRUs) or special schools. Academies are similar to trust schools in that they own their own premises and employ the staff, these are funded by the government and have a funding agreement with the Secretary of State, trust schools are state funded foundation schools that receive extra support usually (non monetary) from a charity trust made up of partners working together for the benefit of the school. There are also community schools, these are funded by
