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A MAT CEO must be transparent about what the trust does, provide the best CPD experiences possible and raise standards for all – and this comes from training, writes the national schools commissioner

The most successful trusts are the ones who encourage collaboration between schools – but in order to do this effectively, the schools must consistently share the same vision for education, writes the National Schools Commissioner

Understanding the way to sustain the improvement – often by sharing your best-practice with other schools – is key to the long-term development of the whole sector, writes the National Schools Commissioner

If we are to drive forward recent improvements in school standards, we need to do more to support excellent school governance, writes the national schools commissioner

Across England there are many fine examples of universities and independent schools working with academies to drive forward improvement, writes the national schools commissioner

Academies and MATs are best placed in the education system to ensure that this happens – but we must work on capacity, writes England’s national schools commissioner