Centralisation and Autonomy in a Multi-Academy Trust

Key points of the white paper:

  • How to get staff on side and how to balance the need for a strong central management team while still maintaining a local knowledge base
  • How a lack of planning in relation to systems and processes can derail the delivery of any efficiency gains expected from being part of a trust
  • Whether a one size fits all approach to management can ever work in the people-centered business of education