School Structures

Though many primary schools have chosen not to convert to academy status, the education landscape continues to change. If you are thinking of moving to academy status, are joining a MAT, or taking a new school into your multi academy trust, we have advice on the best way forward. We also look at how successful MATs are operating and the impact different school structures can have on teaching and learning.

Building a successful Trust
Governance
- Carol Dewhurst shares the lessons learned in an evolving MAT, as it celebrates its tenth anniversary
Neurodiverse staff - how inclusive is your school?
Attainment and Assessment
- Recruiting teachers with special needs such as autism and ADHD can reap huge benefits for schools and pupils, says Kate Sarginson
MATs - The Challenges of Expansion
MATs
- Barry Smith reports on survey findings that highlight what to consider when growing your organisation
Budget management - how to ensure recruitment doesn’t impact progress
Recruitment
- COO Alison Powell explains the cost-effective solution that ensured full business continuity while the Severn Academies Educational Trust appointed a new CFO
Leadership - my life as a MAT CEO
SLT
- A one-day diary from alarm to lights out
School leadership - “We don’t waste a moment once we have an idea”
SLT
- CEO Emma Wigmore and School Improvement Lead Becky Fairhead reveal what makes their professional relationship work at the Vine Schools Trust
School funding - what the cuts really mean
Utilities
- Education is the key to everything good in a country's future, but here it’s like an optional add-on, says the Secret Headteacher
Flexi schooling - is this the future of education?
Ofsted
- Could you offer every child the option of learning from home two days a week? Headteacher Janette Mountford-Lees has been making it work for over 13 years
“We’re quick to judge education outsiders”
Parental Engagement
- How the army taught David Morris the skills to lead a multi-academy trust
How peer reviews can transform headteachers’ ideas
Governance
- Bringing together senior leaders from different schools to share and assess teaching practice offers an effective route to self-improvement for all involved, says Dr Kate Chhatwal