Academies

Lack of ‘capacity-givers’ forces small academy trust into merger

Coast and Vale Learning Trust was told by the DfE it would not be allowed to take on any...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Solutions

Academy trusts: From growing pains to gains

As more leaders consider growth, what do we know about how to do this well?

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

GAG pooling transparency calls as trust takes 20% from schools

'Schools within the trust are having significant amounts of income retained centrally'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Dan Thomas, chief executive, TLP

Dan Thomas, now chief executive of The Learning Partnership trust, was once prompted by a fortune cookie to ‘take...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Academies

Rise in £200k academy trust CEOs as pay ‘stagnation’ ends

Three more leaders now earn over £300,000, our annual investigation finds

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Academy converters can’t get £25k grant if they become a SAT

But trust body flags concern over capacity to manage 'spike' in applications before change comes into force

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Governance

A journey from California’s Death Row to school governance

From California’s Death Row to school governance, the Confederation of School Trusts’ Samira Sadeghi explains how the roles are...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Academies

Academy trust development statements boost decline of standalone schools

Leaders fear smaller academy trusts 'aren’t being allowed to grow' in England’s left-behind areas

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
MAT central teams

Trust rejects claims from head who resigned over ‘high’ top slice

Heads tells parents in letter his 'significant concerns' over 'how trust operates at its top levels'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson