Download or read book Leading Academy Trusts: Why some fail, but most don't written by Laura McInerney and published by John Catt. This book was released on 2020-06-26 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So, you want to be an academy trust leader? This book will show you how. Sir David Carter started his career as a music teacher in several comprehensive schools before spending thirty years in school leadership before becoming one of the first Regional Schools Commissioners and then National School Commissioner. He knows what it feels like to be responsible for multiple schools and how the best leaders make large-scale collaboration work for their teachers, pupils, parents and the whole community. This book will share the recipe for understanding the purpose of academy trust leadership and give insider knowledge of how to do it well and with all stakeholders at the forefront of your mission.