“Those lessons, like speaking with parents when you need to get on the front foot, how you set up your governance. How were you supposed to know that if you are an academy trust leader… and no-one was sharing learnings about what had failed?”
This week we speak to Sir David Carter, Executive Director of System Leadership at Ambition Institute and Laura McInerney, Co-founder of Teacher Tapp about their new book Leading academy trusts: why some fail but most don’t. We discuss why things might go wrong in trusts and who gets to learn from those failures, but also how those running trusts can avoid some of those pitfalls too. We examine how a trust needs to demonstrate clearly to parents, pupils and staff how they will benefit from selecting, attending or being employed by their organisation.
We talk about being a CEO and the many challenges of the role but also the rewards of doing the job well. We consider how CEOs and boards, but also regional and national schools commissioners, might be able to tell if trusts are likely to be successful. David and Laura also gaze into the future to think about what kinds of innovation or consolidation might happen in the sector over the next 5 years.
" The difference between being a head, executive head and a CEO is still not that well understood... being a CEO is not just being a head on speed, it’s a very different job"
Key Voices #145 - How to make schools safer spaces for LGBTQ+ pupils
Key Voices #144 - Leading a trust through a cyber attack and reflections on the role of the CEO with Sir Dan Moynihan
Key Voices #143 - Inclusive leadership with The Difference
Key Voices #142 - The role of trusts as talent architects with Mandy Coalter
Key Voices #141 - Pupil Learning Experience and Well-being with Edurio
Key Voices #140 - Creating a culture of flexible working in your school as part of school improvement strategy with Asma Maqsood-Shah
Key Voices #139 Getting into governance with Governors for Schools
Key Voices #138 - ‘Doing’ behaviour in a way that works for you with Adele Bates
Key Voices #137 - Engaging all parents in their children’s learning with Tom Harbour from Learning with Parents
Key Voices #136 - Exploring the role of the senior mental health lead with Andy Mellor from Carnegie Centre of Excellence in Mental Health
Key Voices #135 - Responding to behaviour curiously and collaboratively with Sarah Dove from Phoenix Education Consultancy
Key Voices #134 - Thinking bigger and differently about the future of education with Claire Oatway and Sam Smith
Key Voices #133 - Exploring the need for Maths tutoring with Thorntree Academy, Third Space Learning and CFEY
Key Voices #132 - ‘Equality, Diversity and Inclusion amongst Academy Trust CEOs’ with Forum strategy
Key Voices #131 - ‘The Next Big Thing in School Improvement’ with Professor Becky Allen, Matthew Evans and Ben White
Key Voices #130 - The role of technology in teaching reading with Bentley Church of England Primary School
Key Voices #129 - Review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges with Ofsted
Key Voices #128 - A spotlight on the Early years with Dr Helen Edwards from Tapestry
Key Voices #127 - School leadership and adult ego development with Dr Neil Gilbride
Key Voices #126 - Wellbeing, curriculum and flexibility with Kat Howard
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