Collaborative Communities: Growing Together in Trusts Webinar
Strengthening Collaboration Across Your MAT
Tuesday 4th March at 10 am (1-hour session)
Effective collaboration across schools within a trust can transform student outcomes, staff development, and community impact. Yet, common challenges often stand in the way. This webinar will explore four key barriers and practical strategies to overcome them, providing attendees with actionable insights to foster a more cohesive and effective MAT environment.
What you’ll take away:
- Strategies to build and sustain trust:
Learn how to bridge differences in school cultures, policies and practices to foster trust and mutual respect across schools within a trust. - Ideas for consistency and quality:
Examine the challenges of aligning vision, values, and educational standards across academies while allocating resources equitably to maintain high-quality outcomes. - A balanced approach to autonomy and collaboration:
Discuss how to maintain the autonomy that promotes job satisfaction while ensuring sufficient coordination and standardisation to enable collaboration and shared success.
This webinar draws upon the experiences of nine distinguished leaders from a diverse array of top-performing trusts, offering real-world insights grounded in trust perception data.
We’re also delighted to be joined by Sir David Carter, former National Schools Commissioner for England, who will share his expertise on leading at scale to create new opportunities for children, empower staff and transform communities.
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Speakers
Sir David Carter
Former National Schools Commissioner for England
His whole career has been in education. He has been a headteacher since 1998 and between 2015 and 2018 was the National Schools Commissioner for England. His role then and now is simply to play a part in this becoming the best country in which to educate a child.
Imanta Nigals
Content and Insights Research Manager
Imanta works with the Insights and Content team to build meaningful resources for customers around effective stakeholder feedback. She has developed and implemented guidebooks, seminars and other resources tailored to the needs of customers looking to get the most out of their survey data.
Ben Haslewood
Insights Specialist
His research provides national-level insights on key topics such as high-quality education, staff retention, pupil behaviour, and trust culture and value. Collaborating with industry experts, his work helps guide policy and practice across the sector. Ben’s past experience in Local Councils and Private Education Settings deepens his understanding of current and future challenges.
Thriving Trust Communities: Best Practice Guide
A free downloadable guide with best-practice stories for trust leaders.