In a blog for Faculty of Education at Canterbury Christ Church University, Sam Freedman - former Michael Gove adviser and now Director of Research, Evaluation and Impact at Teach First - said the main tools for schools in an era of austerity will be staff cuts and consolidation (or federation) through forming multi-academy trusts (MATs).
He said: 'If big savings are needed there are two realistic options.
The first is simply to reduce staff numbers... The second is to federate with other schools. If a group of schools merge into a single entity (most likely a Multi-Academy Trusts... but he added: 'Whether the DfE can incentivise more schools to choose this route voluntarily will be key to the impact of another Parliament of austerity.'
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