As the education sector experiences an ever challenging financial climate, many see multi-academy trusts as providing some form of solution through the economies of scale and efficiencies that they can potentially bring to their schools. Indeed, recent analysis from the Education Policy Institute showed that MATs generally spend less on running expenses and more on teaching staff than local authority schools. That is not to say that converting to become or joining a multi-academy trust presents a solution in itself. Academisation is – as we’ve said many times – no panacea and MATs’ success (as with all organisations) depends on a combination of strategy, expertise, carefully developed systems and processes, and a good dose of innovation.
Forum Strategy; Partner In Focus: An interview with Vicky Newton-Gore and Brenda Baig, Wesleyan Financial Services
Paid partnership: This article is produced as part of a paid partnership between Forum Strategy and Wesleyan Financial Services. Rachael Gacs speaks with Vicky Newton-Gore and Brenda Baig from our partners at Wesleyan Financial Services about the role of specialist...
