MATs

Shadow education secretary talks to Tes about the ‘pushback’ facing heads on exclusions, how schools are ‘lagging’ on phone bans and why RISE plans are ‘reckless’

Trust leader Dr Ogden is also a RISE adviser and on the panel of the curriculum and assessment review

The chief inspector, speaking at the Confederation of School Trusts conference, rejects the idea that Ofsted has not considered headteachers’ wellbeing in developing its new inspections

The government wants groups of schools to be inspected – but designing a robust, supportive and useful inspection system for them isn’t easy, says the Confederation of School Trusts’ Steve Rollett

The introduction of inspections for trusts should not discourage them from taking on struggling schools, argues the MAT sector body

Analysis of multi-academy trust finances warns of a ‘sharp deterioration’ since last year and ‘growing pressures’

Phil Humphreys takes on role at 43-school trust having previously been director of education for Lift Schools

Former academies minister calls on DfE to set out plans for new multi-academy trust inspection regime

Pay for academy trust chief executives has risen in line with teacher awards, CST survey shows, but remains below the top rate for maintained-school heads

The international director at King’s Group Academies explains the support system it has created to help teachers recruited from other countries to settle – both personally and professionally

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A new report from the Queen Street Group reveals the issues occupying the minds of multi-academy trust bosses – including the need to invest in better school site security