How can academy trusts prepare to successfully scale up their model for improvement?
A key question that we are regularly asked in our work with academy trust CEOs and boards across the country is: ‘How do we grow sustainably and successfully?’ It’s a big question, with a complex answer which depends on the particular context of the trust. For all trusts, however, whichever stage they are at, there is one core aspect which I believe can be achieved with reference to some specific principles. That is the scaling up of school improvement.
