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Lesley Birch
Lesley Birch is the deputy CEO of Meridian Trust.
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Lesley Birch
5 ways the ECF is making a difference to schools
Despite the negative talk about the Early Career Framework, schools are telling us how valuable it is, says the chair of the Teaching School Hubs Council advisory board
General
23 May 2025
The reality of leading a small MAT into a merger with a bigger partner
As the multi-academy trust sector evolves, many smaller trusts will be subsumed into larger entities. A former chief executive of a small trust talks candidly about what this experience is like – and the positive impacts it can have
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13 March 2023