Creating a cohesive trust: Survey results and findings

In March 2022, the government released the Schools White Paper, which revealed plans for all schools to be part of “strong” MATs by 2030. Recent political change means the bill has now taken a back seat, but with many MATs already intending to grow, the scene has been set for a critical few years in the academisation journey. 

In September 2022, Arbor Education surveyed 108 trust leaders and 244 members of the senior leadership team in local authority-maintained schools from around the country to get a sense of the national picture, the full of results of which were published in our free ebook for MAT and school leaders.