In the ever-evolving landscape of education, Multi Academy Trusts (MATs) play a pivotal role in shaping the future of learning institutions. As MATs expand and take on new challenges, it […]
You can all remember the scene in Oliver Twist where the little boy takes his bowl to the master in his cook’s uniform and simply says: “Please, sir, I want […]
They say three is a magic number, but the ESFA’s announcement that academy trusts must now provide three-year budget forecasts (instead of one-year) may not have left MATs feeling too […]
“They’re making a list and checking it twice, Gonna find out who’s naughty and nice” These words have a little more meaning than ever this year as Eileen Milner, […]
David Carter, the National Schools Commissioner, has hinted at a new, potentially game changing, policy at a Church of England schools training event last week. The basic premise of what […]
After 21 academy conversions, £500,000 worth of additional funding to take on failing schools and accolades about being a “top performing” trust, things at Wakefield City Academies Trust has not […]
It’s surprising how many Trusts do not undertake meaningful due diligence on a school joining the MAT. In the world of business, putting two companies together can take years. Yet, […]
Every school, or group of schools, at the start of conversion considerations wonder what skill sets are required. By and large, there are 4 that RSC’s like. There is a […]
As we all get better at being an academy and as we understand more about runiing a MAT, there is a very great need to ensure that MAT’s have the […]
