Schools are having to get serious about how they manage their resources. Liam Donnison talks to the leader of a large cross-phase multi-academy trust about their approach to this crucial area

Dr Nick Capstick is CEO of the White Horse Federation, a multi-academy trust formed in 2012 and made up of 32 primary, secondary and special schools in Wiltshire, Gloucester, Oxfordshire and Berkshire.

The fact that the trust is cross-phase is deliberate, says Dr Capstick. “Each school brings something to the other,” he explained. “We have real subject specialists at secondary, and at primary and special we have people who are very adept at breaking down barriers to learning. We thought how powerful it would be for teachers from all backgrounds talking to and working with each other.”

Running such a large group of schools creates challenges as well as opportunities, particularly when it comes to the management of resources.

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