The bank has announced a series of measures including:

• encouraging senior staff members to join the governing bodies of state schools, including academies and free schools
• providing free financial advice to academies and free schools
• providing free online access for school staff to business training materials
• providing free banking to new free schools and academies.

More information about the scheme for SBMs is available on the DfE website. Schools wishing to participate should visit Barclays' free schools and academies website.