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Stuart Gardner
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How we gave pupils real input on a major trust decision
The CEO of a 26-school trust explains how it gave young people a voice in its food tendering process to turn a promise of pupil agency into real-world impact
Tips & Techniques
24 November 2025
Child shouting with food pics
Now is the right time to review what we teach and why
The CEO of Thinking Schools Academy Trust outlines why he believes a curriculum and assessment review has come along at just the right time
General
24 July 2024
Boiled eggs
Why grammar schools should embrace joining mixed-model MATs
Grammar schools have nothing to fear from mixed-model multi-academy trusts, says Stuart Gardner
Secondary
27 April 2022
MATs, grammar, schools, mixed-model
Why talk of catch-up tells pupils that they’re damaged
Teachers are used to welcoming pupils back after a long break – they know what support to offer, says Stuart Gardner
General
11 March 2021