This issue of Education Business magazine looks back on our second Education Business Live event. Held on the 26th of March in London, the event featured an ambitious conference programme tackling some of the most pressing challenges facing the education sector – from MAT inspections, to SEND reform and artificial intelligence.

 

With the government's long term ambition for all schools to be part of a multi academy trust (MAT), Paul Banks, CEO at the Chelmsford Learning Partnership, challenges some of the common misconceptions about becoming part of a MAT

 

Elsewhere, we explore surprising findings about what teachers value most when searching for a new role, and we examine the proposed changes to the SEND system.

 

In this issue, we also summarise what the new Martyn’s Law means for schools, give advice on developing an AI policy, and look at how outdoor learning can help schools with new enrichment expectations.