Guidance Note

Multi-academy trust governance – lessons from other sectors

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  • 9 August 2017

With a likely increase in the number and size of multi-academy trusts (MATs) operating in England, it is essential that trust boards put in place those governance arrangements that best suit their organisational purposes. This guidance note highlights governance practice from other sectors which operate multi-organisational structures.

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