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Are you running an efficient trust? Benchmarking holds the answer
With 82% of trusts making changes to their operating model - whether to reduce costs, improve quality, prepare for growth or optimise...

Sophie Hill
46 minutes ago4 min read
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One team, one mission: aligning education and operations for trust-wide impact
To achieve outstanding student outcomes, every role in a trust—whether in education, operations, or leadership—must be valued equally....

Chris Kirk
Apr 151 min read
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The true costs of centralisationÂ
There has been a lively debate about the costs of academy trusts’ central services (" Academy trust central teams gobble up £200m ,"...

Chris Kirk
Feb 113 min read
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Building trusts 2024 revisited – 6 things we have learnt in 6 years
Our research  on how school trust leadership priorities have changed since 2018 reveals urgent priorities for action including workforce,...

Sophie Hill
Nov 18, 20247 min read
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What is an operating model?
An operating model is a single overview of what your school trust does, and how it does it. The different elements of your trust, such...

Chris Kirk
Sep 1, 20241 min read
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Schools and trusts trends: summer 2024 update
Each summer I get a chance to update the schools and trusts CJK forecasting model, here’s this year’s update.  Points of interest:  1....

Chris Kirk
Jul 1, 20241 min read
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Why you need a trust operating model, and six steps to building one
MAT CEOs often ask me what is really meant by the term 'operating model'. In this blog I offer my take on what one is, why you need it,...

Chris Kirk
Apr 1, 20244 min read
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Journeys towards integration: unlocking the power of technology in school trusts
How can technology and digital transformation drive efficiency and innovation in school trusts? School groups are constantly evolving,...

Chris Kirk
Jan 16, 20241 min read
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GAG pooling & centralisation in MATs: 2024 update
IMP Software and CJK Associates have partnered to conduct a survey exploring how Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) are evolving their...

Chris Kirk
Jan 8, 20241 min read
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Managing successful change in academy trusts
We carried out research with 150 academy trust leaders, school leaders, and academy staff, to understand more about making successful...

Chris Kirk
Nov 1, 20231 min read
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