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.
North Star Community Trust: the transformative power of parental engagement and community outreach
North Star Community Trust is a family of four schools, three primary and one secondary, educating around 2,600 children across some of the most disadvantaged communities in North London. The trust serves families from more than 80 ethnic backgrounds, many of whom...
