MAT Tracker

A tool tracking the growth of multi-academy trusts in England – with deep-dive analysis of MAT data and essential guides to key aspects of the trust system

Friday

27th Sep 2024

Demand soars for ‘emergency’ school improvement cash
Tes investigation also reveals that most multi-academy trusts end up taking on schools they have helped using DfE grant
Demand soars for ‘emergency’ school improvement cash
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Wednesday

4th Sep 2024

Dartmoor MAT chief moves to Cornwall trust
Dan Morrow will join Cornwall Education Learning Trust in January
Dartmoor MAT chief moves to Cornwall trust

Tuesday

3rd Sep 2024

Major MAT changes name to become Lift Schools
CEO Becks Boomer-Clark, says the former Academies Enterprise Trust’s name change is a ‘powerful statement’ about its future
AET has changed its name to Lift Schools

Friday

19th Jul 2024

MAT growth decisions: key trends from 2023-24
Which regions are approving the most MAT mergers, and how many new primary academies are there? Tes explores the data to find out
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Friday

28th Jun 2024

5 MAT growth lessons we learned so you don’t have to
From appointing the right heads to improving central teams’ alignment on school improvement, these are some key growth lessons, says the CEO of 60-school REAch2
5 MAT growth lessons we learned so you don’t have to

Friday

21st Jun 2024

Trust capacity grants fall £33m short of bids
Leaders say they have to ‘significantly scale back’ growth plans due to widening shortfalls in capacity funding allocations as revealed by Tes
Trust capacity grants fall £33m short of bids
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Regional board highlights: April 2024
Your essential guide to the key regional advisory board decisions in April 2024 across the country
MAT tracker Regional board highlights: April 2024

Thursday

20th Jun 2024

Concern as MAT growth advisory meetings halted
Leader calls for ‘full transparency about academy decisions’ as Tes reveals that regional advisory boards will not meet or publish minutes in pre-election period
Concern as MAT growth advisory meetings halted
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Friday

7th Jun 2024

Which MATs pay teachers above the national rate?
Does your school pay teachers more than the nationally set scale? Check our interactive map to find out
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Investigation: How trusts use teacher pay freedoms
Which academies deviate from the national teacher pay scale, and is this affecting other schools’ ability to recruit?
Investigation: How trusts use teacher pay freedoms
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Friday

31st May 2024

Revealed: The fastest growing MATs
Which multi-academy trusts have seen the fastest expansion in the past year, and what battles are others having to fight to keep growing?
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Friday

24th May 2024

The MATs fighting for the survival of small schools
Leaders of multi-academy trusts formed predominantly of small schools tell Tes how they’ve joined forces in an effort to protect small primaries from closure in the coming years
The MATs fighting for the survival of small schools