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The MAT Growth Conference 2025

The specific growth related event for growing your trust, challenges and attracting new schools.

By Multi Academy Trust Association (MATA)

Date and time

Wednesday, April 30 · 8am - 4pm GMT+1

Location

15Hatfields

Chadwick Court London SE1 8DJ United Kingdom

Agenda

8:00 AM - 8:59 AM

Registration, Breakfast & Networking, Chairs Welcoming Address

9:00 AM - 9:24 AM

Growth, capacity and looking after what you already have…

Garry Ratcliffe, CEO, The Golden Thread Alliance

Balancing ambition with security. Garry Ratcliffe, CEO of The Golden Thread Alliance, a MAT of nine schools in North Kent, talks about the benefits of a larger Central Team function, with the challe...

9:25 AM - 9:49 AM

Embedding wellbeing into the heart of your Trust’s People Strategy

Jordan Stebbings, Membership Advocate, Education Mutual

In this session, Jordan Stebbings will present key findings from Education Mutual’s School Business Leader Wellbeing Index 2025, with a specific focus on Multi-Academy Trusts. This year marks the fir...

9:50 AM - 10:14 AM

Retaining culture through Growth

Sarah Whiteley, Dep CEO, Horizon Academy Trust

10:15 AM - 10:39 AM

Transforming Trusts: Insights from Merger and Growth Strategies

Martin Holyoak, iplicit for Education

- Navigating the Education Landscape: Explore real challenges and triumphs that shape growing trusts. - Operational Excellence: Prioritise key financial and operational strategies to drive sustainab...

10:40 AM - 11:19 AM

Morning Networking, Refreshments & Breakout

11:20 AM - 11:44 AM

AI in Trust Operations: Driving Efficiency & Innovation

Julie Carson, Director of Education, Woodland Acad.Trust

Kays Eagle, HR Manager, Woodland Academy Trust

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming the education sector, and our Trusts must be ready to embrace its potential. This workshop explores how AI can streamline operations, from HR and recru...

11:45 AM - 12:09 PM

Seeing the Bigger Picture: Trust-Wide Strategies for SEN and Wellbeing

Martha Currie, Co-Founder and Clinical Director

Hosted by Mable Therapy

By the end of the session, MAT leaders will: 1. Understand the value of centralised data for SEN and wellbeing across multiple schools—and how it can drive strategic planning, funding decisions, and ...

12:10 PM - 12:34 PM

Scale your impact: finding opportunities for growth through partnerships

Rebecca Cramer, CEO, Reach Schools

The recent change in government has beckoned a shift in the landscape for trusts looking to scale their impact. With cuts to DfE capacity funding and a diminished appetite from central government to ...

12:35 PM - 1:14 PM

Lunch Networking, Refreshments & Breakout

1:15 PM - 1:39 PM

Artificial Intelligence, Real Impact: Lessons from Singapore for UK Trusts

Nick Osborne, Chief Executive, Maritime Academy Trust

1:40 PM - 2:04 PM

Project management at the heart of a values-led MAT merger

Sue Collins, Dep CEO (Finance), Kings Group Academies

Geoff Walls, Dep CEO (Edu), Kings Group Academies

In 2024 a five school multi-academy trust joined King's Group Academies. This presentation will explore how effective project management, an effective communications strategy and a values-led approa...

2:05 PM - 2:29 PM

Growing from 3 to 7 schools in 12 months

Cori Bateman, CEO, Pioneer Learning Trust

In this session, Cori will be sharing what the Trust did to achieve growing from 3 schools to 7 in the space of 12 months - whilst also reflecting on the lessons learnt from this journey.

2:30 PM - 2:35 PM

Chairs Closing Address

About this event

  • Event lasts 8 hours

This is the growth specific daytime conference hosted by MATA, the sessions throughout the day will combine keynotes and workshops from a mix of Trust leaders and industry experts, everything relating back to Growing your MAT.

This is a free to attend event, with the tickets including breakfast, refreshments and lunch.

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Multi Academy Trust Association (MATA)