A new report on multi-academy trusts (MATs) by the House of Commons Education Committee, published today, urges the Government to place tighter restrictions on the growth of trusts as it says that a ‘considerable’ number are failing to improve and are consistently at the bottom of league tables.
The report is informed by a committee inquiry into the role of MATs, the ‘current landscape’, how expansion should be monitored, the balance of decision-making, the characteristics of high-performing MATs and how performance should be assessed.
Since the inquiry was launched on 18 March 2016, the Government has dropped its plan to force all schools to become academies.
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