Today has seen the launch of NGA’s new report on the governance of multi-academy trusts, and a fine piece of work it is too. It provides an excellent summary of the current state of trust governance, and the key challenges we all need to work together to address. We’ve also this week seen the publication of a new Academies Financial Handbook, with key new provisions around governance. As an organisation working with executive leaders and their trust boards, I thought it would be helpful to contribute my reflections on some of the key findings and our own experiences and insights on these issues. Here’s my second of three blogs.
Building effective relationships with Local Authorities as trust leaders: An interview with Marc Doyle
With an expanding role for local authorities in education, it’s becoming increasingly important that effective relationships are built between trusts and local authorities to ensure that together, the best possible education is offered to children and young people...
