Welcome to the May edition of Trust. I am pleased to provide my synopsis of the topics covered in this issue.
Read moreThe term ‘autonomy’ is a highly contested and misunderstood concept. The whole question of the practice of autonomy needs more careful thought and...
Read moreEvery trust executive needs to prioritise taking care of their teachers and leaders. The evidence on exit rates shows that we cannot afford not to do ...
Read moreThere are growing numbers of people – teachers, parents, students, employers – who believe that our current education system and the debate around...
Read moreYou will not have missed the continuing dialogue concerning challenges in school funding. Impassioned reactions of education leaders and the concerned...
Read moreChairs of multi academy trusts (MATs) are spending an average of fifty days per year – or approximately one day a week – carrying out the role, recent...
Read moreThere is so much that has been written on the subject of clarity of purpose and vision and how that should shape and drive everything done in an organisation...
Read moreFor Multi Academy Trusts, the matter of accountability and transparency remains a growing concern with parents calling for greater clarity on decision-making...
Read moreOnce upon a time, schools were schools. Some of them were good, some of them less so. But they were all schools – and they were all called schools, whether...
Read moreAt the legal and ethical heart of what we do as academy trusts lies something bold and aspirational – our core charitable purpose is to advance education...
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