Ensure your Trust’s business and administration functions are well-positioned and prepared to meet current and future challenges with our MAT Central Services Reviews. We will explore and review your Trust’s business support services to include roles, responsibilities, policies, procedures and systems to ensure an effective, efficient and value for money operation that meets all of the statutory, financial and compliance requirements for academies. 

How can we support you?

Our expert multi-disciplinary team of education specialists will work closely with your leadership team to support across a range of areas including
finance, governance and HR. This integrated approach offers a premier yet cost-effective service, which is tailored to support the improvement and strategic plans of your School or Academy Trust.

Our uniquely tailored services offer access to our expert team, who work seamlessly with Schools and Academies to add capacity, deliver efficient
and cost-effective key services and support your ongoing journey.

Our MAT Central Services Reviews are aimed at school leaders and governors who are interested in commissioning a review of how effectively your Trust's Central Services can support and deliver the overall strategic priorities of your Trust.
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 What are the benefits?

  • Independent advice that protects your Trust's interests
  • Proactive project management resulting in a solution-based approach
  • Alignment to your strategic priorities and context as Trust
  • Assessment of your Trust's business and administration functions to ensure that they are well-positioned and prepared to meet current and future challenges
  • Review of your Trust's business support services, including job descriptions, roles, responsibilities, policies, procedures and systems to ensure an effective, efficient and value for money operation that meets all of the statutory, financial and compliance requirements for Academies
  • Review of in-house capacity versus external bought-in services
  • Benchmarking of hours and costs against other Trusts and Schools where available
  • Survey leadership teams and key stakeholders to understand their perception of the effectiveness and efficiency of current operations
  • Review service operational plans
  • Review reports provided to Trustees and Local Governors from the business and administration functions
  • Recommendations and suggest areas for improvement

"We have worked with Avec since 2011, during that time they have supported Trust growth in terms of project management as the Trust has grown to 23 schools this year and will be a Trust of 35 schools across all phases by 2022.

Their work has resulted in a smooth growth for the Trust as they work to ease the burden on Heads and central Trust staff allowing staff to focus on their core work of providing best outcomes for pupils.

AVEC provides outstanding value for money and I would recommend them without reservation to anyone who has a lead role in the education sector.

No one would be disappointed with the service they provide."

Maura Regan, CEO, Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust