Multi Academy Trust Partnership Network North 2027

Multi Academy Trust Partnership Network North 2027 takes place on 5 March 2027 at The Manchester Deansgate, Manchester. It is organised by Partnership Network Events, and B2DB lists 11 speakers and 26 sessions announced so far.

MATPN North 2027 is the Manchester edition of the Multi Academy Trust Partnership Network, held at The Manchester Deansgate on 4–5 March 2027. The network brings together senior leaders across Multi Academy Trusts, including CEOs, CFOs, COOs and Directors, with sector suppliers, for peer-led discussion, case studies and cross-trust collaboration; the agenda combines main-room sessions, breakout sessions and pre-arranged one-to-one meetings with suppliers.

Key facts

Speakers (11)

Compiled from the published agenda; speakers can claim and verify their own entry.

• Bev Matthews Chief Executive Officer, Minerva Learning Trust
• David Bartrum Director, Prescient Education
• Ather Abbas Director of Strategy and Transformation, E-ACT
• Gail Brown Chief Executive Officer, Ebor Academy Trust
• Vickie Keeling Chief Operating Officer, St Bart's Multi Academy Trust
• Gina Donaldson Chief Executive Officer, Rainbow Education Multi-Academy Trust
• Lawrence Foley Chief Executive Officer, Future Academies
• Nic Crossley Chief Executive Officer, Liberty Academy Trust
• Rachel Wilkes Chief Executive Officer, Humber Education Trust
• Sarah Findlay-Cobb Chief Executive Officer, Landau Forte Charitable Trust
• Tom Campbell Chief Executive Officer, E-Act

Agenda (26 sessions)

Day 1 — Thursday 4 March 2027

• Chair's opening remarks 09:00–09:05 · Main Room — Bev Matthews
• What will 2027 require of trusts? 09:05–09:35 · Strategy & Leadership — Tom Campbell
• Headline sponsor presentation 09:35–09:55 · Main Room
• Dragon's den 10:00–10:40 · Main Room
• Platinum sponsor presentation 12:05–12:25 · Main Room
• Getting children back in the classroom by removing barriers 12:30–13:00 · Outcomes & Impact — Gina Donaldson
• The estate we can afford: Prioritising safety and compliance 12:30–13:00 · Operations & Service Delivery — Vickie Keeling
• Coherence without conformity: What should be common across a trust? 12:30–13:00 · Outcomes & Impact
• Parents, complaints and the changing trust-community relationship 12:30–13:00 · Strategy & Leadership — Lawrence Foley
• Gold sponsor presentation 13:00–13:20 · Main Room
• Platinum sponsor presentation 14:00–14:20 · Main Room
• The 2027 financial plan: What do we protect when we can't fund everything? 14:20–15:05 · Finance & Sustainability
• Gold sponsor presentations 15:10–15:30 · Main Room
• Gold sponsor presentations 15:35–15:55 · Main Room
• Different roles, different realities: Peer problem-solving across trusts 17:15–17:55 · Strategy & Leadership — Bev Matthews

Day 2 — Friday 5 March 2027

• Chair's opening remarks 09:00–09:05 · Main Room — Bev Matthews
• Grow, merge, or let go? Making the right call for your trust 09:05–09:45 · Strategy & Leadership
• Platinum sponsor presentation 09:50–10:10 · Main Room
• The Trust Evidence Room: Can you prove your trust makes a difference? 11:20–12:10 · Strategy & Leadership — Bev Matthews
• Gold sponsor presentations 12:15–12:35 · Main Room
• Building a workforce that can sustain the trust 12:40–13:10 · Workforce, Skills & Culture
• What are we preparing children for? Education in an AI-shaped world 12:40–13:10 · Digital, Data & AI — Sarah Findlay-Cobb
• Beyond the school gates: What is the trust's responsibility to place? 12:40–13:10 · Outcomes & Impact — Gail Brown
• Rethinking transformation at trust scale 12:40–13:10 · Digital, Data & AI — Ather Abbas
• What do we really mean by inclusion? Making inclusion sustainable across trusts 13:15–13:45 · Outcomes & Impact — David Bartrum, Nic Crossley, Rachel Wilkes
• Closing remarks 13:45–13:50 · Main Room — Bev Matthews

Organisers, sponsors and partners

Organiser (1)

Partnership Network Events

Source: the published agenda. See how B2DB compiles its records.