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School leaders are being set ‘undeliverable’ expectations, says Headrest, as it fields a big increase in calls

Chair of The Education Exchange West Midlands explains how the collaboration was formed, how it works and, crucially, its impact so far

A MAT leader explains how the ‘sprints’ he used in his background as an IT director have helped to improve working practices for the schools in his trust

Pennine Alliance Learning Trust and Trinity Multi-Academy Trust had been exploring a possible merger, but the process has now ended with one chair stepping down

The 43-school trust says the improvement in its finances reflects ‘strong expense management and receipt of unbudgeted income’

School sector leaders raise concerns about the value, purpose and equity of the government plan to push ahead with Ofsted inspections of multi-academy trusts

The appointments come after Ofsted’s chair recommended that the inspectorate’s governing board should be ‘revised’

Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust says in its latest accounts that ‘most schools have agreed in-year deficit budget plans’ for 2025-26

With Labour announcing that it will introduce inspections of trusts, what do the accountability arrangements for groups of schools in other parts of the world tell us about how the new system will operate? Loic Menzies takes a look

Given that academy trusts are responsible for school improvement, it is right that they are held accountable for the systems and cultures they create, says this MAT chief executive

Outwood Grange Academies Trust also upped its reserves by 9 per cent year-on-year to £43.7 million, its latest accounts show

The Confederation of School Trusts’ Steve Rollett questions the overarching strategy behind Labour’s plans for inspecting academy trusts