Seven matchmaker academy trusts will help hook up struggling schools with leading CEOs as part of the government’s new improvement drive.
Details of the £646,225 contract for the 2022-23 trust and school improvement offer, including the names of the successful trusts and schools who will help to deliver it, were published last week.
The scheme has been rolled out as part of the government’s plan to deliver on its schools white paper, which proposed new powers to force maintained and academy schools with two consecutive Ofsted ratings below ‘good’ to convert or change trusts.
Under the offer, which was announced last year, single schools that receive a ‘requires improvement’ (RI) judgment from Ofsted this academic year will be eligible for support to improve.
