The MAT Landscape and Its Future
Thursday, May 7, 2026 10:10 AM to 10:55 AM · 45 min. (Europe/London)
NGA MAT Conference
Panel
Information
• Defining a high performing and effective trust
• Is there a perfect size for a trust and what are the pros and cons regarding size?
• What are the barriers and enablers to merging trusts?
• How can trusts balance arguments around place and community?
Speakers
Sam Henson
Deputy Chief ExecutiveNational Governance Association
Rob Peters
Director of Marketing and CommunicationsNational Governance AssociationSD
Sebrina Dawes
Trustee, Cygnus Academies TrustHeadteacher, Newbury Park Primary School
Mike Petifer
Chief Executive OfficerWoodard Academies Trust
Gulcin Sesli
Co-Chief Executive OfficerSpring Trust