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Multi-academy trusts carry responsibility across many schools at once — driving improvement, managing risk, building central capacity, and holding a diverse group of schools to a shared standard. We help multi-academy trusts across the UK and internationally to strengthen school improvement, sharpen governance, and grow sustainably.
What Makes Our MAT Support Different
Our consultants have led schools and trusts, inspected schools, and supported MATs through growth, turnaround and rebrokering. We understand trust-wide school improvement, central teams, and the relationship between the board, executive and local governance. So the support you get works at trust scale, not just school by school.
Nearly every service we offer works for multi-academy trusts. Here’s how each one helps you.
Trust-Wide School Improvement
We provide consistent, high-quality school improvement support across your trust — whether that’s a programme of named partners across your schools or targeted support where it’s needed most.
- Named School Improvement Partners across your schools
- A consistent approach to self-evaluation and improvement planning across the trust
- Deep dives into curriculum, outcomes and the quality of education
- Support that flexes to individual schools while keeping a shared standard
- Clear, comparable reporting the executive and board can rely on
Whole-MAT SEND and Inclusion Review
Consistent, high-quality SEND provision across a trust takes strategy and oversight. Our specialist SEND consultants carry out whole-MAT and individual school SEND reviews, giving your central team a clear picture across all your schools.
- Whole-MAT and individual school SEND and inclusion reviews
- A trust-wide view of provision, funding and outcomes
- Support for SEND strategy across your central team
- A clear, prioritised action plan at trust and school level
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Peer Review Frameworks
Peer review is a powerful driver of improvement across a group of schools. We work with your trust to develop a bespoke peer review framework that builds capacity and shared standards across your schools.
- A bespoke peer review framework designed around your trust
- A structured, consistent approach across your schools
- Support to build the skills of your own leaders
- A model that develops capacity as well as accountability
Governance and Central Team Reviews
Strong governance and effective central services are the backbone of a successful trust. Our consultants review your governance and central capacity, helping you get the structures and oversight right.
- External reviews of trust governance
- A review of central services and capacity
- Support to strengthen the board, executive and local governance
- Clear, independent evidence to inform decisions
Safeguarding Assurance Across the Trust
Boards and executives need assurance that safeguarding is strong across every school. Our safeguarding consultants review policy, culture and practice across your trust and give you the independent assurance you need.
- Safeguarding reviews across the trust or in individual schools
- Alignment to the latest Ofsted framework and statutory guidance
- Independent assurance for the board and executive
- Comprehensive reports and action plans
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Growth, Mergers and Due Diligence
Growing a trust or taking on new schools carries risk as well as opportunity. We support trusts through growth, mergers and rebrokering with careful due diligence and practical guidance, so you scale in a way that is viable and values-led.
Executive and Leadership Coaching
Leading at trust level is demanding and often isolating. Our coaches offer tailored executive coaching and leadership support for CEOs, executive leaders and heads across your trust, over six or twelve months.
Headteacher and Executive Appraisal
We provide experienced external advisers to support the appraisal of headteachers and executive leaders across your trust — fair, rigorous and aligned to your trust’s priorities.
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Independent Investigations
When a complaint, grievance or serious concern arises in one of your schools, you sometimes need an impartial outside investigator. We carry out thorough, fair and confidential investigations into matters such as staff conduct, safeguarding concerns and governance disputes, and give you a clear, balanced report.
Interim Leadership and Governance
During periods of change, we can provide experienced interim leadership and governance support — including acting in interim trustee or executive roles — to steady a school or trust through a challenging period.
How We Work with You
- 1We start with a conversation to understand your trust, your schools and your priorities.
- 2We agree the right support and the exact focus with you, and confirm it in writing.
- 3We do the work across your trust with trusted, consistent consultants.
- 4You get clear, comparable reporting and practical next steps at trust and school level.
- 5We stay available between visits, so you always have someone to call on.
Why Multi-Academy Trusts Choose Jarvis Education
- Our team has led schools and trusts, inspected schools, and supported MATs through growth and their hardest moments — including interim trustee roles during rebrokering.
- We bring the rigour of an inspector, trust-level experience, and the honesty of people who genuinely want your schools to do well.
- We work with trusts across the UK and, increasingly, groups of schools internationally — on site and remotely, wherever you need us.
Next Steps
- Tell us about your trust and what you’re working on.
- We’ll tell you honestly whether we can help, and how.
- Contact us today to discuss support for your multi-academy trust.
How We Help
The support we most often provide to MATs.
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