What makes good MAT governance and why is it important?
Published: June 2022
By Dr. Chris Hampshire MBA (Dist.) PhD
Trustees of a Multi Academy Trust (MAT) are responsible for three core governance functions which are the setting of the direction for the MAT; holding the MAT CEO to account through support and challenge; and ensuring financial probity.
Due Diligence: What is it and why is it required?
Published: April 2022
By Dr. Chris Hampshire MBA (Dist.) PhD
If a school wishes to join a Multi Academy Trust (MAT) and the Regional School’s Commissioner supports this, then the MAT will need to undertake detailed due diligence on the school, as this is the process that investigates all aspects of the school prior to the MAT entering into a legal agreement when the school joins the MAT.
What are the benefits to a MAT of having a comprehensive IT strategy?
Published: February 2022
By Dr. Chris Hampshire MBA (Dist.) PhD
The UK Information Commissioner Office (ICO) was established to uphold information rights in the public interest and ensures data privacy for individuals and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on May 25, 2018 and applies to UK businesses and organisations including MATs.
Future Multi Academy Trust (MAT) consolidation is inevitable but how will this happen?
Published: December 2021
By Dr. Chris Hampshire MBA (Dist.) PhD
On 28th April, in his speech to the Confederation of School Trusts (CST), the former Secretary of State for Education, Gavin Williamson, outlined his vision for the future of the state-funded school system, where every school is part of a ‘family of schools in a strong multi-academy Trust’.
