MATs

Tes investigates the challenges of achieving the White Paper target of bringing every school into a strong trust – and the incentives that could be necessary to fulfil it

Inspectors recruited under the scheme will not get an inspection fee, with Ofsted instead contributing to their employers’ costs

Jonny Uttley is moving on from the 12-academy trust after six years as CEO and 15 years at the MAT

The government’s plan for all schools to be in strong trusts is welcome – but only as a route to implementing the broader reforms the schools White Paper is calling us towards

The physical environment of a school affects learning, behaviour and staff morale – so the estates team needs to be involved in strategic planning, writes the head of estates at Avanti Schools Trust

MPs dismiss warnings that forcing thousands of schools to publish two sets of financial accounts would be an unjustified burden

The White Paper offers hope for a more inclusive education system, so the role of governors in steering schools towards this goal must not be overlooked, says Emma Balchin

The schools White Paper said councils will get the power to form multi-academy trusts – while some have plans in the works, others have already ruled this out

The government’s schools White Paper sets out a goal for full academisation – but Tes analysis suggests that it would take decades to turn this into reality

The government’s vision for SEND ‘isn’t easy for schools’ to deliver, Tim Coulson tells school leaders

As the government moves to make all schools part of a trust, Leora Cruddas explains how this can help to build a system with the capacity to keep getting better

Tes has gathered all of the key information from the Labour government’s schools White Paper