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Where we talk about the people, the pressures and the possibilities of Multi-Academy Trust leadership.
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Average audio length:
43 minutes
Guest interviews
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English
United States
13 episodes
since Nov. 17, 2025
serial
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Welcome to the show about all things Multi-Academy Trust leadership.
If it affects how a trust operates, improves or grows we will be talking about it here!
Strategy, governance, operations, finance, culture, central teams, risk, collaboration, rebrokering and everything in between... plus the bits…
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
In our very first episode, I’m joined by Dominic Broad, Deputy CEO of a MAT in the Midlands, to explore three big Cs: culture, capacity and change.
We reflect on the greatest asset we have as leaders, why we can’t afford to leave culture to chance, how to balance accountability with empowerment an…
In this episode I’m joined by Alice Gregson, CEO of Forum Strategy, to dig into the shifting landscape of MAT leadership. We unpack what the latest ‘Being the CEO’ report reveals about the role right now, the pressures and priorities CEOs are naming, how leaders can stay grounded in an increasingly…
In this episode I’m joined by Dr. Chris Whitmore, CEO at The Schools People and HR Director within the Schools Advisory Service Group, to talk about the legal side of MAT growth and rebrokering. We get into the practical do’s and don’ts of employment law when trusts expand, how to put the right leg…
In this episode I’m joined by Jonny Coates, now a CFOO in a large MAT in Cumbria, to unpack what it really takes to evolve a business function in a growing trust. We explore how structures and line management shift over time, how to lead change without losing sight of school context and how to stre…
In this episode I’m joined by Jamie Peacock, former Rugby League legend turned wellbeing mentor and leadership speaker, to explore what wellbeing really looks like for trust leaders. We talk about how wellbeing links to sustainable performance, why small everyday choices matter more than big gestur…
In this episode I’m joined by David Cameron, education consultant and former Director of Children’s Services, to explore the question: should MATs be more like Local Authorities? We dig into what trusts can learn from the past, what feels missing in the system right now and what stronger partnershi…
In this episode I’m joined by Sharron Philpot, CEO of Victoria Academies Trust, to explore one of the most live questions in trust leadership: autonomy versus centralisation. We dig into how roles, responsibilities and decision-making have been reshaped over time, what has needed to sit at trust le…
In this episode I’m joined by Maggie Farrar to explore what really sits underneath effective governance in Multi-Academy Trusts. Rather than focusing on policies, structures or compliance frameworks, we step back and look at the human side of boards – how trustees think, listen and work together wh…
In this episode I’m joined by Sam Compton, CEO of the Creative Learning Partnership Trust, and Laura Austen, the trust’s Chief Operating Officer, to explore what it really takes to open new schools in brand new communities.
We dig into how these projects moved from empty sites to fully functioning…
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