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The latest news, analysis and case studies on multi-academy trusts, including trust growth, DfE policy and thought leadership from trust leaders
Thursday
2nd May 2024
Should fixing the structure of the school system be an election priority?
At the Schools and Academies Show, a panel of education experts debated if a lack of clarity on school structure is holding schools back – or if other challenges need fixing first
Warning over ‘creeping centralisation’ of MAT system
Academies’ leaders and experts debate the future of the sector, including a stronger role in helping to ‘resolve’ wider social issues impacting pupils
Wednesday
1st May 2024
6 leadership traits we want our trust leaders to have
Zoe Griffith, executive headteacher of Step Academy Trust, explains how and why the trust created its own leadership framework
Faith schools: DfE to scrap 50% cap and allow special academies
Move to lift faith cap ‘unnecessary’ and ‘potentially retrograde’, heads’ union warns