Dodd Partners
The "freedoms" that academies are making most use of are not the kind of freedoms we want them to...
Centralisation is about delivering more bang for your buck, and the numbers show that’s exactly what well-structured trusts do
The idea of 'codifying' school improvement is an impractical distraction from our most important work
The government's proposals could slow the pace of improvement. There are very good reasons why academy trusts are still...
Conditions could lead to a phase of increased trust mergers and acquisitions. Schools should have a say on changing...
The MAT Finance Sector Insight Report reveals staff cuts are on the way - and some could have been...
The new government appears to want to discourage small, new MATs like ours, but we must all be partners...
Joining a trust can feel like finding a port in a storm, but rushed decisions are risky. Our new...
Leora Cruddas reveals the main findings from CST's third annual national school trust report
