MAT Growth: Finding the line between idealism and realism
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 […]
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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 […]
Firstly, if you haven’t read Part 1 you can find that here. There are many things that make for a successful MAT but three things really underpin a successful MAT. […]