Join the risk protection arrangement (RPA) for schools
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How public sector schools can join the risk protection arrangement (RPA), an alternative to commercial insurance, which may save time and money.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 4
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-17
- Category
- Governance & assurance
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
How public sector schools can join the risk protection arrangement (RPA), an alternative to commercial insurance, which may save time and money. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.
Contents
- About the RPA
- Benefits of membership
- Join the RPA
- Public sector schools
- Converter academies and church schools
- Create or use a DfE Sign-in account to join the RPA
- Step 1: DfE Sign in
- Create a DfE Sign-in account if you do not have one
- Log on to your DfE Sign in account
- Step 2: Request access to the RPA
- Step 3: Give access to the RPA form (for approvers)
- Annual costs
- Additional cover and buying help
- Independent reports
- Contact
Source and licence
Department for Education
AttributionDepartment for Education, ‘Join the risk protection arrangement (RPA) for schools’ (updated 27 March 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.
Version history
- v1.017/09/2026