Risk protection arrangements (RPA) scheme advice for school management teams

This is a reminder for those schools that are considering opting out of the borough’s insurance arrangements to join the DfE’s RPA scheme on 1 April 2025, to please advise the council’s insurance section by 1 February 2025.

Schools are reminded that the RPA excludes the following:

• Motor
• Engineering insurance
• Engineering inspection (which must be carried out by law – covers boilers, lifts and other areas).
• Hire public liability cover - will apply to schools which hire their facilities out, this can be purchased via RPA at an additional cost.
• Friends and PTA public and product liability cover.

The RPA can be contacted at rpa.dfe@education.gov.uk

If you opt out you will need to provide confirmation that you have RPA cover and these other insurances/inspections in place (where required). You may also be required to provide evidence of such cover to the council’s insurance team upon request.

It is important to note that the council’s insurance team will not be able to assist with those claims dealt with directly by the RPA or other insurance related queries.

Email the council's insurance team by 1 February

If you intend to leave the Council’s insurance arrangement, but have not yet given notice, please confirm this by emailing the insurance team at insurance@ealing.gov.uk