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With 82% of trusts making changes to their operating model - whether to reduce costs, improve quality, prepare for growth or optimise...

To achieve outstanding student outcomes, every role in a trust—whether in education, operations, or leadership—must be valued equally....

There has been a lively debate about the costs of academy trusts’ central services (" Academy trust central teams gobble up £200m ,"...

Our research  on how school trust leadership priorities have changed since 2018 reveals urgent priorities for action including workforce,...

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...

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....

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,...

How can technology and digital transformation drive efficiency and innovation in school trusts? School groups are constantly evolving,...

IMP Software and CJK Associates have partnered to conduct a survey exploring how Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) are evolving their...

We carried out research with 150 academy trust leaders, school leaders, and academy staff, to understand more about making successful...