Academy trusts will be expected to support flexible working, operate collaboratively and “take action to promote equality and diversity”, under new quality descriptors drawn up by government.
Last year’s schools white paper proposed a formal definition of trust strength based around five “pillars”, which ministers said would help assess their “potential for growth”.
The Department for Education has now published more detail on these proposed descriptions.
The pillars are:
- High-quality and inclusive leadership
- School improvement
- Workforce
- Finance and operations
- Governance and leadership
