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Which regions are approving the most MAT mergers, and how many new primary academies are there? 91¶¶Òõ explores the data to find out

Sir Jon Coles defends plan for an alternative pension scheme as union calls for its members at United Learning to attend an urgent meeting

Helen Arya was previously national director of learning and development at the multi-academy trust

A trust music lead explains the practical things they do to inspire pupils to engage in music study and wider arts provision

The government must ‘urgently’ come up with a plan to support small primary schools at risk of closure because of falling pupil rolls, say trust leaders

Most trust finance chiefs say their organisations are vulnerable and eating into their reserves to cover costs

Leora Cruddas, CEO of the Confederation of School Trusts, explains the pivotal role trusts play in creating the best conditions for staff – and the role her organisation will play in strengthening best practice in this area

MAT leaders have said that the SEND system needs ‘radical reform’ and should be fixed as a ‘priority’

A former DfE adviser also tells the Festival of Education that the Labour government will have to ‘tackle a bunch of questions’ about the academy system despite its ‘agnostic’ stance on school structure

Former catch-up adviser and EEF chief also says variation between schools needs to be ‘faced down’

One trust explains the strategic approach it has taken that is providing ‘green shoots’ of recovery on school attendance

From appointing the right heads to improving central teams’ alignment on school improvement, these are some key growth lessons, says the CEO of 60-school REAch2