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Tom Campbell
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‘Do we really need GCSE exams in everything we learn?’
Watching his children go through the school system has changed MAT CEO Tom Campbell’s views on assessment, particularly GCSEs and A-Levels
General
13 January 2023
Archery
The SEND system is broken - and the new DfE funding won’t fix it
A funding boost to train more educational psychologists to help support children with SEND is welcome news – but the depth of support required means more must be done, and quickly, argues this trust CEO
General
1 December 2022
SEND: DfE bids to boost school psychologist staff
MAT growth: 6 guiding principles
The government wants strong multi-academy trusts to grow but it is essential that trust leaders are pursuing expansion for the right reasons, says Tom Campbell, CEO of E-ACT
General
5 October 2022
Gardener
How the system stopped trusting schools
The regulatory review for multi-academy trusts needs to propose a system of trust, not the overbearing regulation we have currently, argues Tom Campbell
General
11 July 2022
trapeze, catch
How to keep your autonomy when joining a MAT
The big fear when joining a MAT is that your school loses its autonomy, but it doesn’t have to be that way, argues Tom Campbell
General
12 May 2022
How to keep your autonomy when joining a MAT