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Decoding the trust system: six key insights for 2024

Governing Matters
23/09/2024

NGA’s Trust Governance Specialist, Michael Barton, introduces NGA’s latest insights on the role of governance in the development of school trusts.

The year 2024 marks a significant milestone as academies have definitively become the majority model for schools in England. From our networks, Gold advice conversations, and external reviews of governance, including nearly 200 ERGs conducted as part of the NLG programme, and the findings from our annual governance survey, we've distilled six key insights:

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