On Wednesday 7 September, Forum Strategy convened an urgent roundtable discussion with members from across our CEO, COO and Education Executives’ networks to provide the opportunity to reflect on the cost pressures crisis currently facing academy trusts and schools. We were delighted to welcome so many colleagues representing trusts and their schools across the country to engage in a rich and honest discussion, not only on the challenges but also to explore mitigations from within the system, drawing on members’ shared experience and expertise.
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...

