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The latest news, analysis and case studies on multi-academy trusts, including trust growth, DfE policy and thought leadership from trust leaders
Tuesday
6th Feb 2024
Academy trust GAG pooling could triple, research shows
Four in 10 academy trusts surveyed said they wanted to move to a GAG pooling finance model
Big rise in academy trusts with in-year deficits
The latest Kreston UK Academies Benchmark Report has found that more trusts are having to eat into their reserves as they cope with financial uncertainty
Friday
2nd Feb 2024
Calls for clarity on pupil register removal rule
CST says ‘complex debate’ needed on the fairness of rules over register removals after Astrea says not all schools follow legal advice
John Barneby on the rise of the ‘outsider’ trust CEO
The new CEO of Oasis Community Learning came up through the trust services route, not the school route. He tells Matilda Martin why he thinks more leaders with this background would be good news for the sector
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Thursday
1st Feb 2024
Monday
29th Jan 2024
How trusts can turn the tide for early years
With the early years sector in crisis, one multi-academy trust that has started running EYFS settings says its approach could offer a solution
Call for CEO pay limits in major shake-up of the school system
Academies and maintained schools should be replaced by a single system run by school boards, says think tank