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Five key takeaways for MATs from the autumn 2023 Schools and Academies Show
The Schools & Academies Show attracted thousands of people from the education sector to Birmingham’s NEC with a programme of inspiring content, policy updates and practical resources. The

What multi-academy trusts (MATs) should do now for an easier audit next time
If you work in the finance team of a multi-academy trust, you might not be keen to hear the word “audit” again for a while. The annual autumn inspection of the MAT’s finances can be

What research tells us about multi-academy trusts’ financial stability
New research has revealed a sharp drop in confidence among the leaders of school multi-academy trusts (MATs) about their financial sustainability. The survey of MAT chief executives shows

iplicit on track to exceed 100 multi-academy trusts within 18 months of BETT launch
Accounting software rapidly gaining traction among MATs Award-winning finance software platform iplicit is confident it will have more than 100 multi-academy trusts (MATs) as customers by

iplicit to integrate with leading students’ union management system SUMS
iplicit's award-winning accounting software is to be integrated with the most comprehensive management system available to students’ unions.

What multi-academy trust (MAT) finance officers need to know about the new Academy Trust Handbook
It’s not often that an official document for people in education gets shorter and simpler.But that’s the objective of the latest edition of the Academy Trust Handbook, just published by the

What school finance teams need to know as government removes barriers for church-led academies
It’s been known for some time that the government wants all schools to become part of multi-academy trusts (MATs).

What multi-academy trusts need to know about finance and cloud accounting
Multi-academy trusts will need to know about cloud accounting under new government guidance. The government has laid down the knowledge, skills and behaviours it wants to see in the Chief

What we learned from BETT 2023
BETT 2023 – billed as the world’s leading education technology (EdTech) show drew around 40,000 people to ExCeL London. iplicit's education lead, Alex Middleton, reported on the trends that

Multi-Academy Trust Summary Evaluations (MATSEs) and how they affect the finance team
Although they are performed by Ofsted, the assessments carried out on multi-academy trusts (MATs) are a different beast from the inspections that individual schools have become used to.
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