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Multi-academy trust

A single charitable company that runs two or more academies under one board of trustees, with a CEO and a shared scheme of delegation.

Also called
MAT
Used in
England
Topic
Governance

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Academy England
A state-funded school in England that is independent of the local authority and funded directly by central government through a funding agreement. Academies have more freedom over curriculum, staff pay and term dates than maintained schools.
Single-academy trust (SAT) England
An academy trust that runs just one academy.
Trustee England
A member of the board of an academy trust who is also a company director and charity trustee, responsible for the trust's strategy and finances.
CEO (MAT) (Chief executive officer) England
The senior executive leader of a multi-academy trust, accountable to the trustees for all the trust's schools.
Scheme of delegation (SoD) England
A document setting out which decisions in an academy trust are made by the trust board, the CEO, local governing bodies or headteachers.

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