Get the best experience in our app Enjoy offline reading, category favourites, and instant updates - right from your pocket. Download the App Maybe later Home Analysis General Webinar: how will a MAT-led system be run? Back Subscriber-only Webinar: how will a MAT-led system be run? Will a multi-academy trust-led system be all about centralisation? How will finances work? How will primaries be persuaded to join MATs? We asked the experts for their views 21st October 2022, 12:24pm Share Webinar: how will a MAT-led system be run? https://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/general/webinar-how-will-mat-led-system-be-run Copy Link We gathered four education experts to talk about what a MAT-led system will look like and how it will be run. Watch the discussion below. It features: Leora Cruddas, chief executive of the Confederation of School Trusts Sir David Carter, former trust chief executive and former national schools commissioner Laura McInerney, founder of Teacher Tapp Stephen Morales, chief executive of the Institute of School Business Leadership You need a Tes subscription to read this article Subscribe now to read this article and get other subscriber-only content: /per month for 12 months Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now Log in Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters More information You need a subscription to read this article Subscribe now to read this article and get other subscriber-only content, including: /per month for 12 months Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters More information topics in this article Policy Read more SEND reform must protect children’s legal rights - not dilute them Alex Stafford • 14th January 2026 Trust inspections: the full details of the proposals Ellen Peirson-Hagger • 8th January 2026 Exclusive Ofqual boss: AI can’t take over exam marking any time soon Ian Bauckham • 14th January 2026 Exclusive Bridget Phillipson: Why we’re moving forward with trust inspections Bridget Phillipson • 7th January 2026 Recent Most read Most shared MAT merger plan called off after ‘aggressive’ opposition News 20 January 2026 Inspired snaps up Geneva English School News 20 January 2026 What if... the DfE became the Department for Children again? Leadership 20 January 2026 Why hybrid teaching is growing in demand Analysis 16 January 2026 The transformative effect of reducing Reception class sizes Teaching & Learning 15 January 2026 Revealed: where teacher pay falls furthest short of living costs News 16 January 2026 How can schools get early intervention right? Teaching & Learning 19 January 2026 Most schools ‘can’t afford the basics’ News 16 January 2026 Ofsted report cards: 1 in 7 schools in first wave gets ‘exceptional’ grade News 12 January 2026