CJK mergers webinar
Greater than the sum — what every trust needs to know about MAT mergers
Recorded on Thursday 3rd July 2025
Growth can unlock economies of scale or unleash turmoil. Join Chris Kirk, John Murphy and Mandy Coalter for a candid, data-driven look at how to merge trusts without making people’s lives harder.



John Murphy
Education leadership mentor
Chris Kirk
Director, CJK
Mandy Coalter
People transformation
About CJK
CJK specialises in trust strategy, operating model design and benchmarking – we help trusts to operate more efficiently.
We have been working with hundreds of trusts for over 7 years, benchmarking the cost and quality of their operations, and helping them to shape the size and structure of their shared services.
We are a platinum partner of CST and run Masterclasses in operating model and shared service design.
CST Masterclass in leading trust mergers
The role of executive leaders in making trust mergers successful
New for September 2025
Book via the CST website here
CST will also be adding a sister programme in the summer for chairs and trustees to explore how to govern across a merger

