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.

Multi-Academy Trusts – Do your due diligence when growing your MAT
School Procurement
- Richard Page examines the factors you should consider for MAT growth...
How to create an academy – Putting together a family
School Partnerships
- Patrick Taggart speaks about the process of creating an Academy...
Are executive heads the necessary model for the future of schools?
MATs
- Anthony David asks if this is an evolution in leadership...
Why some Academy Trust leaders fail but most don’t
Governance
- Sir David Carter looks at why some Academy Trust leaders fail but most don’t
Centralise or not? How to structure budgets across MATs
MATs
- Will Jordan examines the thorny issue of how to structure budgets across MATs
Distance learning, close communities – why schools’ remote teaching should stress a sense of belonging
Teaching Practice
- Maintaining a strong sense of classroom community while operating at a distance isn’t easy, but doing so is vital for pupils’ outcomes and wellbeing, says Sarah Horrocks...
What are the pressures on academy trusts to get bigger?
MATs
- Adam Wainwright examines the pressures on academy trusts to get bigger...
Richard Gerver: “Teachers Need to Feel Valued”
School Structures
- Former headteacher turned consultant, speaker and author Richard Gerver tells us why the schools accountability system has to change...
Why Are Children with SEND Still Being Held Back?
School Structures
- Every primary school wants its children with SEND to achieve more – so why do barriers keep getting put in the way, asks Jules Daulby...
How to Lead a Redundancy Process
School Structures
- Shedding staff to safeguard a school’s financial future is never easy – but if it’s your only option, here’s how to ensure the process is both orderly and fair...