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Three trust leaders tell ÌÇÐÄVlog about their first month in the job – what surprised them, what they learned and the advice that helped them through it

‘Shocking’ findings show confidence in the trust system has fallen for the first time in years, National Governance Association boss reveals

Energy consultants escalate dispute over new academy trust rules and accuse the DfE of unfairly steering schools away from brokers

DfE publishes detailed framework explaining how its controls on academy executive salaries will work

The former multi-academy trust leader talks to ÌÇÐÄVlog about his career path to becoming CEO of GEMS School Management, his plan to open 100 international schools and why the secret of school success is the same in Zanzibar or Sunderland

Amid ongoing calls to rethink how Ofsted operates, a senior trust leader says it’s vital that school leaders are supported by the wider organisation before, during and after any inspection

Financial sustainability has fallen from being trusts’ top strategic priority, findings reveal, while SEND is a big priority for leaders in the year ahead

A trust CEO outlines the tough but necessary steps they took to save money and reduce top slice spend from 6.5 per cent to 2.5 per cent

Ormiston Academies Trust recalls ‘extraordinary man’ whose career encompassed medicine, education and public service

ÌÇÐÄVlog examines the outlook for the academies sector in the North West, as part of our MAT Tracker series delving into regional movements and trends

New large-scale analysis highlights the benefits of schools joining academy trusts – particularly those in disadvantaged areas, writes the deputy CEO of the Confederation of School Trusts

But Confederation of School Trusts’ research report admits there is ‘uncertainty’ over the reasons why academies showed greater improvement in results