Current licensing arrangements
We license all schools in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. In most cases licences are held or administered either by local authorities or by represenative bodies that act as agents between CLA and the schools. Details of these arrangements are shown below:
Type of school | Organisation acting as licensing agent | Contact |
| State schools in England & Wales | England & Wales local authorities | The most cases, the relevant local authority |
State schools in Scotland | Scottish councils | The relevant council |
| State schools in Northern Ireland | Belfast Education and Libraries Board | http://www.belb.org.uk/ |
| Independent schools in England & Wales | IAPS | http://www.iaps.org.uk/ |
| Independent schools in Scotland | SCIS | http://www.scis.org.uk/ |
Language schools in membership of English UK | English UK | http://www.englishuk.com/en |
Whether you are a state or independent school the CLA Schools Licence provides you with the comprehensive coverage and rights your institution needs to use and share extracts from published material while ensuring compliance with copyright law.
Our licence has been developed specifically to benefit pupils, their teachers and other school staff in schools across the UK. Some of the key features and benefits of the licence are listed below but if you have specific needs or concerns and would like to speak to a member of our team please call 020 7400 3124.
Features and benefits | |
The annual licence provides the convenience and certainty of a single transaction with one annual fee |  |
| The blanket cover means that schools don't have to seek permission each time they want to make copies | |
| Photocopying of books, magazines and journals published in the UK and 30 other countries is permitted so that schools have access to a wide choice of published information | |
| Staff can make digital copies by scanning or re-typing for distribution to pupils, parents, teachers and governors from titles published in the UK and USA plus a growing number of other countries | |
| Enables teachers to use digital copies with digital whiteboards, VLEs and presentation software including Microsoft PowerPoint | |
| Includes the right to copy photographs, illustrations, charts or diagrams where they are included in an article or an extract | |
| Indemnity is included as standard, so schools have peace of mind that they will be covered for any books, journals or magazines except those that are specifically excluded | |
Customer service
For further help on any matter relating to the licensing of schools, please send an email or speak to someone in Customer Services or visit the Customer Service Centre.
