The third meeting of Forum Strategy’s #TrustLeaders CEO Strategy Group on Staff and Pupil Wellbeing took place on 25 May. The session was chaired by Gary Wilkie, CEO of Learning In Harmony Trust, with contributions from Chris Tomlinson, CEO of Co-op Academies Trust; John Brady, CEO of School Advisory Service; Jeanie Davies author of ‘The Trust Revolution in Schools’; and Georgina Newton, Associate Professor at Warwick University and co-founder, alongside Jeanie, of http://schoolgenie.co.uk/. The group is one of three currently looking at key and current strategic issues for trust CEOs.
Moving from stark efficiencies to genuine resourcefulness. How could a white paper harness the potential of community-focused trusts in 2026 and beyond?
Michael Pain, Founder and Chair, Forum Strategy If we can be (almost) sure of one thing in 2026, it is that an education white paper is likely to be published early on in the new year. In a year where Bridget Phillipson will achieve what for so long has seemed an...

