MATs

The Link Academy Trust CEO tells Tes how running a manufacturing business for 15 years helps her current role, the importance of small schools and why she is still scarred by school milk

Robin Walker hits out at the current system after government refused Commons Education Select Committee calls for decision-makers to produce an annual report for Parliament

At the Schools and Academies Show, a panel of education experts debated if a lack of clarity on school structure is holding schools back – or if other challenges need fixing first

Academies’ leaders and experts debate the future of the sector, including a stronger role in helping to ‘resolve’ wider social issues impacting pupils

Zoe Griffith, executive headteacher of Step Academy Trust, explains how and why the trust created its own leadership framework

Move to lift faith cap ‘unnecessary’ and ‘potentially retrograde’, heads’ union warns

The CEO of 17-school Initio Learning Trust talks to Tes about inspirational teachers, the need for a greater focus on early years and why leaders shouldn’t be afraid to ask for help

The DfE’s Trust Capacity Fund aims to encourage trusts to take on challenging schools. Tes analysis uncovers to what extent this is happening

London regional director steps in as acting director general of the Regions Group while John Edwards takes leave for health reasons

Where are MATs located and how many schools do they run? Use our interactive map to find out

The DfE must issue extra funding to help some schools fund any teacher pay rise for 2024-25 or risk redundancies and reduced provision, prominent MAT leaders have warned

Your essential guide to the key regional advisory board decisions in February 2024 across the country