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In our How I Lead series, we ask education leaders to reflect on their careers, their experience and their leadership philosophy. This month Nav Sanghara, CEO of Woodland Academy Trust, writes for us

Warnings from leader of country’s biggest multi-academy trust are echoed by education unions and sector groups, who urge the government not to rush the major national data project

One trust alone is spending £100K a year handling a huge rise in requests for personal data, which are often fuelled by parents using AI tools

One in seven state schools in England has opted for a two-week October half term this year, prompting an academic to warn of a ‘postcode lottery for families’

Multi-academy trust inspections could begin ‘later in 2028’, says leading Ofsted official

With trusts under pressure to be more collaborative, it can be tempting to move towards greater standardisation – but this can backfire, says Professor Michael Green, who proposes a more flexible approach

Trust warns officials that rebrokering process ‘risks undermining sector confidence’, in emails seen by ÌÇÐÄVlog

Multi-academy trusts share how they are using artificial intelligence to support staff working with children who have special educational needs

Ahead of CST’s annual conference, CEO Leora Cruddas reflects on the origins of the comprehensive school movement and how a push for greater technical education aligns with this goal

The overall financial outlook for academy trusts has improved, but there are disproportionate pressures on primary-only MATs, analysis finds

Sarah Bennett, who is the current CEO of Inspiring Futures through Learning, will lead the new 43-school trust

A new requirement for trusts to work together brings up the question of how to do that well. Professor Michael Green breaks down four approaches to collaboration that deliver real impact