MAT Tracker
A tool tracking the growth of multi-academy trusts in England – with deep-dive analysis of MAT data and essential guides to key aspects of the trust system
Friday
21st Jun 2024
Trust capacity grants fall £33m short of bids
Leaders say they have to ‘significantly scale back’ growth plans due to widening shortfalls in capacity funding allocations as revealed by Tes
![Trust capacity grants fall £33m short of bids](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-06/Trust%20capacity%20grants.jpg?itok=w4aYUAed)
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Regional board highlights: April 2024
Your essential guide to the key regional advisory board decisions in April 2024 across the country
![MAT tracker Regional board highlights: April 2024](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-06/Mat%20Tracker%20Aprril%202024.jpg?itok=T29Bb5t5)
Friday
7th Jun 2024
Which MATs pay teachers above the national rate?
Does your school pay teachers more than the nationally set scale? Check our interactive map to find out
![Tea pot](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-06/Overflow-tea02.jpg?itok=Tt07XdQl)
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Investigation: How trusts use teacher pay freedoms
Which academies deviate from the national teacher pay scale, and is this affecting other schools’ ability to recruit?
![Investigation: How trusts use teacher pay freedoms](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-06/MT_pay_freedoms1.jpg?itok=WRkeBd15)
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Friday
31st May 2024
Could a ‘Tinder for trusts’ help match MATs and schools?
Currently, there are no easy mechanisms to find trusts looking for another partner – but a new, dating app-like system could transform the process, says this headteacher
![Could a ‘Tinder for trusts’ help match MATs and schools?](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-07/TINDER_MAT%20TRACKER.jpg?itok=Yqe63-2X)
Revealed: The fastest growing MATs
Which multi-academy trusts have seen the fastest expansion in the past year, and what battles are others having to fight to keep growing?
![Bamboo](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-05/growing-fast3_0.jpg?itok=M94vxvSf)