Cultural Due Diligence
Cultural Due Diligence
Playbook for Trust Growth and Mergers
Playbook for Trust Growth and Mergers
Introduction
In recent years, the Department for Education has had a strong ambition for the sector to continue growing
and for every school to be a part of a strong family of schools. And, every year, more schools and pupils
become part of a school trust. In a 2022 report, The Key found that 78% of trust leaders are planning their trust
to grow this year. At the same time, the number of trusts is not increasing. As a result, we are seeing both growth
and consolidation by trusts merging and taking on new schools to gain more operational efficiencies, education
quality improvements and staff development opportunities.
Edurio has been working with growing trusts since 2017 to support them during the growth process, as well as track
progress after the expansion or merger. We have seen that maintaining a strong culture through growth is critically
important and not a trivial task. With much information available on the legal aspects of mergers, culture has
taken the back seat. Yet, it is the cultural alignment that will eventually determine if the union has been successful.
If you’re a trust currently undergoing a merger or growth period, download this handbook to find out:
- Why culture matters,
- How to carry out cultural due diligence,
- How to implement this process as your trust grows.
More and more schools are becoming a part of a trust in recent years. At the same time, the number of trusts is not growing. As a result, we see both growth and consolidation by trusts merging and taking on new schools to gain more operational efficiencies, education quality improvements and staff development opportunities.
For school trusts, the metric of success is not shareholder value, but the role of culture is as critical. Yet, it often isn't considered during this merge process. If you’re a trust currently undergoing a merger or growth period, this handbook will give you information on the following:
- an overview of why culture matters,
- a proposed process for cultural due diligence,
- examples of how to implement this process as your trust grows.
What you will find inside the guide
If you’re a trust currently undergoing a merger or growth period, download this handbook to find out:
- Why culture matters,
- How to carry out cultural due diligence,
- How to implement this process as your trust grows.
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