1. Closely supportive working
Back office staff in the central
relationships with colleagues in
other schools, at many levels
2. Leadership support from other
heads who are all on the same
side
3. For teachers, its the sharing of
resources and good practice
1. The opportunity, to a very
great extent of being the
master of your own destiny
2. The opportunity to react
quickly to issues of
educational importance
3. The widening range of
opportunities for staff
development and retention
of talent with the MAT
1. The pace of school to school
improvement is quickened
2. The resources one has to draw
upon are significantly richer,
including from business
3. There can be significantly more
funding efficiencies available
1.
team being of a higher level that
that normally found in a school
2. Sharing of expertise and leaders
to develop strategies and
programmes
3. Pooling of resources, both in
staff deployment and in finances
3. Effective and efficient use of
What are the three best things
about being in a MAT?
1. A commitment to partnership that
enables MATs to become more than
the sum of their individual parts.
2. The opportunity to develop back
office functions
3. Significant recruitment and
retention opportunities
1. Being in a MAT enables us to fully
understand the needs of the pupils
in the city and ensures that
transition between the schools is
seamless
2. We are able to develop specialisms
across the Trust as opposed to
having to replicate these within
each school
resources
1. Seeing the impact of our work on
the quality of teaching and
learning that has been improved
through collaboration, networking
and effective monitoring
2. The ability to share expertise and
good practice
3. The ability to recruit talented staff
and provide for their retention
through structured career paths
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