From Reactive to Proactive: Changing the Way Your Trust Works

Thursday, November 19, 2026 12:20 PM to 12:40 PM · 20 min. (Europe/London)
MAT Summit
Presentation
LeadershipSchool/Trust Infrastructure

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What would change if your central team spent less time reacting to problems and more time getting ahead of them?

Michelle Williams, Chief Finance and Operations Officer at LET Education Trust, talks to Jonny Cowlin, General Manager of Non-Profit & Education at The Access Group, about how they are moving from reactive to proactive and what that means for the way their trust works.

Michelle will share how having better visibility across the trust is helping her team spot risks earlier, get to the information they need more quickly and spend less time on repetitive tasks and manual processes.

But the real benefit is what this makes possible. More time to support schools. More time to focus on the bigger picture. And more opportunity to make informed decisions before issues become problems.

Michelle will share what this shift looks like in practice, how she is getting there and what she has learned along the way.

For MAT leaders, this is a chance to hear a real-world perspective on moving from constantly responding to what’s in front of you, to having the time, insight and headspace to think ahead.


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