Why do we need to spend time on organisational vision? It’s easy to consider visioning as a fluffy exercise that is all too often undertaken in the boss’s office over a cup of tea whilst writing the new prospectus. This is to undervalue the power and influence that vision has and MATs certainly cannot take this approach, intended as these organisations are to lead and facilitate educational improvements across a wide range of schools and contexts. A vision that is clear, compelling and genuinely owned by all within and across the organisation does the following:
Focus-Trust: Pupil Parliament, the ‘Seven Musts’, and Pure Accountability
Focus-Trust is a charitable primary trust established in 2012 and based in the North West of England, working with 15 primary schools. As part of its wider approach to improvement, the trust has sought to create clear, shared structures that support both collaboration...

