Navigating MAT Growth: Opportunities, Risks, and Strategic Decisions for Trust Boards
Webinar | 24/10/2024
Whether to grow your trust, when to grow it, and how to grow it, are some of the biggest decisions trust boards need to make. There are both opportunities and potential risks involved in adding more schools to your trust.
In this webinar, NGA Head of External Affairs Michael Barton and Deputy CEO Sam Henson discuss the pros and cons of MAT growth, the options and considerations, from the due diligence of adding one school through to talks on mergers of established trusts.
Sam Henson, Deputy Chief Executive
Sam oversees NGA’s policy, communications and research services, supporting NGA to achieve positive change in the policy of school governance. He is the policy lead for NGA’s work on the governance of multi academy trusts.
Michael Barton, Head of Advocacy and External Affairs
Michael specialises in trust governance, co-ordinating NGA's work with multi-academy trusts and producing tailored resources. He also leads NGA's work in the West Midlands, working closely with the region's trusts and local authorities.
