MATs

As more primary schools join multi-academy trusts, this model of school organisation is becoming increasingly common. For headteachers looking to join a MAT, we have advice on making the right choice. While if you're a head playing an important role in an existing trust, we have examples of how groups of academies are working together to improve education for all pupils in their care.

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  What are the pressures on academy trusts to get bigger?

  MATs

  • Adam Wainwright examines the pressures on academy trusts to get bigger...
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  Why MATs Holding Surplus Funds isn’t Helpful

  MATs

  • John Howson questions the wisdom of having MATs hold significant financial reserves

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  Teaching Practice

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  How Effective Partnerships Brought Brindishe Schools Together

  School Partnerships

  • Fiona Aubrey-Smith sees how by joining together, one group of schools were able to become greater than the sum of their parts…
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  Joining A MAT? Beware Those Multi-Academy Trust Monsters

  Governance

  • There are clear advantages to joining a MAT, says Hilary Goldsmith – but primaries need to know what they’re getting themselves into…
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  Primary Schools And Their Headteachers Make Great Multi-Academy Trust Leaders

  MATs

  • Vic Goddard explains why primaries shouldn't underestimate how much they have to offer MATs...
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  The Pressure’s Off - Now Meet a MAT

  MATs

  • With forced conversations now off the table, primaries can take a more considered approach to seeing whether academisation will work for them...