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.

Thriving in Times of Financial Pressure: Mindset Strategies to Support Trust Leaders
Tony Brooks is a leading thinker and speaker in the field of survival psychology - a field of psychology specifically focusing on how mindset shifts and techniques can underpin how we respond to and deal with crises and/or high stress situations. In this article, Tony...