What does the CLA licence permit?
The licence provides blanket permissions to copy and reuse content from publications
- Make copies from books, magazines, journals and websites
- Share copies with students and staff
- Extend the value of the licence with access to the CLA Education Platform
- Use copies with digital whiteboards, VLEs and presentation software programs
- Copy up to one article, chapter, short story or poem or 5% of the total, whichever is greater
- Copy publications from the UK plus 38 international territories
For more information, you can read our Terms and Conditions
Is your school covered?
We license schools throughout the UK. All state-funded schools and most independents are covered by the CLA Licence.
In most cases, licences are held or administered by representative bodies that act as agents between us and the schools. Details of these arrangements are shown below:
| Type of School | Agreement via | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| State maintained schools in England | Department for Education | The relevant local authority |
| State maintained schools in Wales | Welsh Local Government Association | The relevant local authority |
| State maintained schools in Scotland | The Scottish Government | The relevant council |
| State schools in Northern Ireland | Education Authority | www.eani.org.uk |
| Independent schools in England, Scotland and Wales | Independent Association of Prep Schools | www.iaps.uk |
| Independent schools in Scotland | Scottish Council of Independent Schools | www.scis.org.uk |
Education Licence Extensions
We have developed extensions to the CLA Education Licence tailored to the specific needs. Be sure to speak to the team when discussing your licence about the right options for your organisation.
Language Schools
Any Language School can apply to CLA direct for a Licence. After a year, if you are an English UK member, the management of your licence will pass to them
Read Aloud
CLA’s Read Aloud Licence allows members of school staff to record readings from books, and to use these recordings with pupils & their parents via the school’s intranet.
NLA Schools licence
CLA acts as the exclusive agent for all of NLA’s UK education licensing. This licence provides annual blanket permissions to copy and reuse content from print and digital newspaper publications
CLA International Education Licence
The licence is the only way to get blanket permissions to copy and reuse content from print and digital publications in international schools anywhere in the world
- Make copies from digital and print books, magazines, journals and websites
- Share copies with students and staff
- Use copies with digital whiteboards, VLEs and presentation software programs
- Copy up to one article, chapter, one short story or poem or 5% of the total, whichever is greater
- Copy publications from the UK and the US
| CLA Banding | Age Group | School Equivalent | Unit of measure | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band 1 pupils | 5-15 | Includes Primary & secondary equivalents and Special pupils | Per student | £2.40 + VAT |
| Band 2 Pupils | 16-18 | Includes Secondary equivalent pupils | Per student | £5.81 + VAT |
Supporting tools
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Teaching Resources
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What our schools say about us
The Department for Education (DfE) highly values the CLA licence which permits all state-funded primary and secondary schools in England to access written material, copy, re-use and share content from a wide range of sources within schools for non-commercial, educational purposes.
This is important in supporting aims of the National Curriculum, including ensuring that all pupils can develop the habit of reading widely and often, for both pleasure and information, and acquire a wide vocabulary.
